Dwarda is a small town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, south of the town of Wandering on the Hotham River.
History The name is a contraction of nearby Dwardadine Creek, with being a Noongar name for dingo. The townsite was first requested by the Wandering Road Board in 1912, with the hope it could become a future terminus for the Hotham Valley Railway, and the townsite, initially called Dampier, was gazetted in 1914. The town however did not attract settlement. In 1940–41 a timber mill was built here by JC "Charlie" Tucak, and operated for some years. – contains pictures of the townsite and mill.
The townsite is owned by the Horan family, though most of the buildings were destroyed by arson in the mid-1980s.
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