Mulgarrie, Western Australia
Mulgarrie is a ghost town, located between Kalgoorlie and Leonora in the Shire of Menzies in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia.
| Mulgarrie Western Australia | |
|---|---|
  Mulgarrie | |
| Coordinates | 30.381°S 121.497°E |
| Established | 1897 |
| Postcode(s) | 6430 |
| Elevation | 365 m (1,198 ft) |
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder |
| State electorate(s) | Electoral district of Kalgoorlie |
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor |
The locality was originally known as Hayes Find or Hit and Miss, and was reported upon in the 1890s.[1][2][3] The area was visited by the surveyor Beasley in 1896, who suggested that a townsite was required. Lots were surveyed later the same year and the townsite was gazetted in 1897.[4][5]
References
- "Hayes' Find". Western Argus. 1 (17). Western Australia. 16 March 1895. p. 2. Retrieved 16 February 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Hayes' Find". Coolgardie Miner. 3 (712). Western Australia. 22 March 1897. p. 7. Retrieved 16 February 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Notes From Hayes' Find". Coolgardie Miner. 3 (488). Western Australia. 2 July 1896. p. 2. Retrieved 16 February 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of country town names – M". Retrieved 24 February 2011.
- "Hayes' Find, Mulgarrie". Kanowna Democrat and North East Coolgardie Advertiser. I (1). Western Australia. 15 August 1896. p. 3. Retrieved 16 February 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
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