Cadia, New South Wales

Cadia is a locality in the Cabonne Shire of New South Wales, Australia. It was formerly a private township established c. 1860s by the Cadiangullong Consolidated Copper company.[2] It is now part of the Cadia-Ridgeway Mine lease, operated by Newcrest Mining.[3] It had a population of zero as of the 2016 census.[1]

Cadia
New South Wales
Cadia
Coordinates33°27′00″S 148°59′00″E
Population0 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2800
Location20 km (12 mi) SW of Orange
LGA(s)Cabonne Shire
State electorate(s)Orange
Federal Division(s)Calare

From 1918 to 1929, iron ore was mined near Cadia. Iron ore mining was revived during the Second World War. The ore was shipped over a privately-owned railway branch line that joined the main line at Spring Hill.[4] The iron ore mine was the site of a disastrous accident on 10 March 1921.[5][6]

Cadia Public School opened in December 1865, closed in May 1930, reopened in January 1943 and closed permanently in May 1945.[7]

Cadia Post Office opened on 1 August 1864 and closed on 29 March 1935.[8]

Heritage listings

Cadia has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cadia (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  2. "Extract". Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  3. "1860s". Cadia Valley Heritage. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  4. "IRON ORE WINNING AT THE IRON DUKE, CADIA, N.S.W." Daily Commercial News and Shipping List (Sydney, NSW : 1891 - 1954). 16 January 1943. p. 2. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  5. Beauchamp, Clive (October 2012). "Disaster at Hoskins' Ironstone Quarry, Cadia, Orange, 1921" (PDF) – via Journal of Australasian Mining History, Volume 10.
  6. "CADIA DISASTER. - FACE SPLIT OFF CLIFF. HOW THE CHARGE WAS LAID. DISTRICT IN MOURNING. - The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 - 1930) - 12 Mar 1921". Trove. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  7. "Cadia". School history database search. NSW Department of Education. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  8. "Cadia". Post Office Reference. Premier Postal. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  9. "Cadia Engine House & Surrounds". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H00779. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
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