Description
Madura is a small roadhouse community located on the Eyre Highway in Western Australia, on the Roe Plains.
Madura is a small roadhouse community located on the Eyre Highway in Western Australia, on the Roe Plains. It is 1,253 kilometres (779 mi) from Perth. It is at the foot of the escarpment next to the Madura Pass down from the Nullarbor Plain. UTC+8:45 is the local time zone in use.
History
Madura was settled in 1876 as a place to breed quality cavalry horses for the British Indian Army for use in the Northwest Frontier region of India (now part of Pakistan). The horses were shipped from the coast at Eucla. (Cervantes, north of Perth, was also used for breeding.) The site was chosen as it was one of the few with free flowing bore water in the area.
The surrounding area is part of Madura Station, currently a sheep station, but previously used to graze cattle, horses and camels.
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Population: 1-100
Time zone: UTC +08:30
Area: 8235.543 km2
Elevation: 11-50 metres
Town elevation: 30 m
Population number: 18
Local Government Area: Shire of Dundas