Cadia, New South Wales
Cadia is a locality in the Cabonne Shire of New South Wales, Australia. It was formerly a private township established 1860s by the Cadiangullong Consolidated Copper company. It is now part of the Cadia-Ridgeway Mine lease, operated by Newcrest Mining. It had a population of zero as of the.
From 1905 to 1917, 5,000 tons of copper metal were obtained from 100,000 tons of ore mined at Cadia.
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. The iron ore mine was the site of a disastrous accident on 10 March 1921.
Cadia Public School opened in December 1865, closed in May 1930, reopened in January 1943 and closed permanently in May 1945.
Cadia Post Office opened on 1 August 1864 and closed on 29 March 1935.Heritage listings
Cadia has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
