Calingiri, Western Australia
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Calingiri is a town located north-east of Perth
, near New Norcia
in Western Australia
. It is in the Shire of Victoria Plains.
The town derives its name from Calingiri Waterhole, the name of which was first recorded by a surveyor in 1903. The settlement was first proposed in 1914. By the time the town was gazetted in 1917 it was variously spelt as Calingtry, Kalingiri, The Washpool, Kalingary, Calingarra, Calingtry, Calingiry, Kalingiry and finally Calingiri.
It was thought to be related to the Meckering
earthquake (October 1968), but a direct connection was not made at the time.
bgecause it supports up to 20 breeding pairs of the endangered Carnaby's Black-Cockatoo.
One of the local reserves near the Calingiri townsite was named after Rica Erickson
.
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, near New Norcia
New Norcia, Western Australia
New Norcia is a town in Western Australia, north of Perth, along the Great Northern Highway. It is situated next to the banks of the Moore River, in the Shire of Victoria Plains.New Norcia is the only monastic town in Australia...
in Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
. It is in the Shire of Victoria Plains.
The town derives its name from Calingiri Waterhole, the name of which was first recorded by a surveyor in 1903. The settlement was first proposed in 1914. By the time the town was gazetted in 1917 it was variously spelt as Calingtry, Kalingiri, The Washpool, Kalingary, Calingarra, Calingtry, Calingiry, Kalingiry and finally Calingiri.
The Calingiri earthquake, March 1970
The Calingiri earthquake of March 1970 was at the time one of only five known Australian recorded earthquakes to cause surface faulting.It was thought to be related to the Meckering
Meckering, Western Australia
Meckering is a town 130 km east of Perth, Western Australia along the Great Eastern Highway. Meckering is located within the Shire of Cunderdin.A railway line was completed in the area in 1895 and Meckering was selected as a station site...
earthquake (October 1968), but a direct connection was not made at the time.
- Date of occurrence: 10 March 1970
- Time: 17:15 GMT (03:15 Local Time)
- Latitude: 31.11 South (+/- 10 km)
- Longitude: 116.46 East (+/- 10 km)
- Magnitude: 5.9
- The maximum felt intensity for the earthquake was VI (6) on the Modified Mercalli scaleMercalli intensity scaleThe Mercalli intensity scale is a seismic scale used for measuring the intensity of an earthquake. It measures the effects of an earthquake, and is distinct from the moment magnitude M_w usually reported for an earthquake , which is a measure of the energy released...
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Environment
An 800 km2 tract of land around the town has been classified as an Important Bird AreaCalingiri Important Bird Area
Calingiri Important Bird Area is an 807 km2 tract of land roughly centred on the town of Calingiri in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. It lies about 120 km north-east of Perth...
bgecause it supports up to 20 breeding pairs of the endangered Carnaby's Black-Cockatoo.
One of the local reserves near the Calingiri townsite was named after Rica Erickson
Rica Erickson
Frederica Lucy "Rica" Erickson AM, née Sandilands, was an Australian naturalist, botanical artist, historian, author and teacher. Without any formal scientific training, she wrote extensively on botany and birds, as well as genealogy and general history...
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Further reading
- Buchanan, Bruce (1997) Wannamal: a history Perth [W.A.]: Curtin Printing Services, Curtin University of Technology (history of the district in the Chittering Shire and into Gingin, Bindoon, Calingiri, Wongan Hills and north to Three Springs)
- Gaull, B.A., and P.J. Gregson (1991) 'A new local magnitude scale for Western Australian earthquakes' Australian journal of earth sciences, Vol. 38, no. 3 (July 1991), pp. 251–260
- Gordon, F.R., and J.D. Lewis, (1980) 'The Meckering and Calingiri earthquakes, October 1968 and March 1970'. Geol. Surv. WA Bulletin 126 (1980)