Goongarrie, Western Australia
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Goongarrie is an abandoned town in Western Australia located in the Goldfield region of Western Australia
located 84 north of Kalgoorlie
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The town site was originally known as 90 Mile which was the distance of the settlement from Coolgardie
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A group of Gold miners named Pickersgill, Cahill, Frost and Bennett, discovered gold
in the area in 1893 which was the first discovery since gold was struck in Coolgardie. The town was known as 90 Mile and The Roaring Gimlet initially the Roaring Gimlet name comes from the sound the south westerly wind makes as it roars through the Gimlet tree
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A townsite was proposed in 1894 and gazetted in 1895.
Some of the gold mines that operated in the area were the Phoenix, the Caledonian and Lady Montefiore.
The name Goongarrie comes from the nearby Lake Goongarrie which is an Indigenous Australian word of unknown meaning.
By 1903 the population of the area had dwindled to 66 people. The sire of the town later became part of a pastoral station
of the same name an is now part of Goongarrie National Park
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Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
located 84 north of Kalgoorlie
Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Kalgoorlie, known as Kalgoorlie-Boulder, is a town in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, and is located east-northeast of state capital Perth at the end of the Great Eastern Highway...
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The town site was originally known as 90 Mile which was the distance of the settlement from Coolgardie
Coolgardie, Western Australia
Coolgardie is a small town in the Australian state of Western Australia, east of the state capital, Perth. It has a population of approximately 800 people....
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A group of Gold miners named Pickersgill, Cahill, Frost and Bennett, discovered gold
Gold
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a...
in the area in 1893 which was the first discovery since gold was struck in Coolgardie. The town was known as 90 Mile and The Roaring Gimlet initially the Roaring Gimlet name comes from the sound the south westerly wind makes as it roars through the Gimlet tree
Eucalyptus salubris
Eucalyptus salubris, commonly known as Gimlet, Fluted Gum Tree, Gimlet Gum and Silver-topped Gimlet, is a gum tree endemic to low-rainfall areas of the wheatbelt and goldfields regions of Western Australia.-Description:...
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A townsite was proposed in 1894 and gazetted in 1895.
Some of the gold mines that operated in the area were the Phoenix, the Caledonian and Lady Montefiore.
The name Goongarrie comes from the nearby Lake Goongarrie which is an Indigenous Australian word of unknown meaning.
By 1903 the population of the area had dwindled to 66 people. The sire of the town later became part of a pastoral station
Station (Australian agriculture)
Station is the term for a large Australian landholding used for livestock production. It corresponds to the North American term ranch or South American estancia...
of the same name an is now part of Goongarrie National Park
Goongarrie National Park
Goongarrie National Park is a national park in Western Australia , east of Perth and about north of Kalgoorlie.The park was part of Goongarrie Station that was purchased by the state government in 1995. The area also includes the abandoned townsite of Goongarrie...
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