Calingiri is a town located north-east of

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, near

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. It is in the

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. The town derives its name from Calingiri Waterhole, the name of which was first recorded by a

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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 main industry in town is

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farming with the town being a

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grain receival site.

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

1968 Meckering earthquake The Western Australian town of Meckering was struck by an earthquake on 14 October 1968. The earthquake occurred at , with a moment magnitude of 6.5 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (''Violent''). Total damage amounted to $2.2 million wit ...

, but a direct connection was not made at the time. :Date of occurrence: 10 March 1970 :Time: 17:15 UTC (03:15 local time) :Latitude: 31.11 South (+/- 10 km) :Longitude: 116.46 East (+/- 10 km) :Magnitude: 5.9 :Intensity: VI (Strong)

Environment

An tract of land around the town has been classified as an

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because it supports up to 20 breeding pairs of the

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Carnaby's Black-Cockatoo. One of the local reserves near the Calingiri townsite was named after

Rica Erickson Frederica Lucy "Rica" Erickson , née Sandilands, (10 August 1908 – 8 September 2009) was an Australian natural history, naturalist, botanical illustrator, botanical artist, historian, author and teacher. Without any formal scientific trainin ...

.McGill, Gwenda. (1996) "Reserve officially named after Dr Rica Erickson in honour of her botanical and preservation work in the area", ''Avon Valley Advocate'', 14 August 1996, p. 3

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A history of earthquakes in Western Australia
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The Calingiri earthquake, March 1970

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