Paynesville, Western Australia
Encyclopedia
Paynesville is a abandoned
town in the Mid West region of Western Australia
between the towns of Mount Magnet
and Sandstone
.
Gold
was discovered in 1898 in the immediae area by the prospector
s Thomas Payne
and Waldeck. The townsite was surveyed in 1898 and was initially known as Paynton and East Mount Magnet and also known as Fords after another prospector who had worked the area.
A loca board of Health was established in the town in 1898.
By 1899 the town became known as Paynesville and the town was gazetted in 1900. In 1910 the railway from Mount Magnet to Black Range was opened with Paynesville having a station on the line.
An ore battery
was built close to the town but later moved to Nunngarra in 1904.
Ghost town
A ghost town is an abandoned town or city. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economic activity that supported it has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as floods, government actions, uncontrolled lawlessness, war, or nuclear disasters...
town in the Mid West region of Western Australia
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...
between the towns of Mount Magnet
Mount Magnet, Western Australia
Mount Magnet is an old Western Australian gold rush town. The name was chosen during exploration of the region due to an isolated hill 5 km north west of the town current townsite. This hill has an extremely high iron content and affected the compasses of explorers...
and Sandstone
Sandstone, Western Australia
Sandstone is a small town located in the Mid West region of Western Australia. The town is located 157 kilometres east of Mount Magnet and 661 kilometres north of the state capital, Perth...
.
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...
was discovered in 1898 in the immediae area by the prospector
Prospector
Prospector may mean:*Prospecting, exploring an area for natural resources such as minerals, oil, flora or fauna*Prospector , a unified catalog for Colorado and Wyoming...
s Thomas Payne
Thomas Payne
Thomas Payne was a well-known bookseller in 18th century London. He was born in Brackley, Northamptonshire. From 1750 he ran a shop in Castle Street, Leicester Fields. The premises were notoriously small, but exceptionally popular with the literati of that period...
and Waldeck. The townsite was surveyed in 1898 and was initially known as Paynton and East Mount Magnet and also known as Fords after another prospector who had worked the area.
A loca board of Health was established in the town in 1898.
By 1899 the town became known as Paynesville and the town was gazetted in 1900. In 1910 the railway from Mount Magnet to Black Range was opened with Paynesville having a station on the line.
An ore battery
Stamp mill
A stamp mill is a type of mill machine that crushes material by pounding rather than grinding, either for further processing or for extraction of metallic ores. Breaking material down is a type of unit operation....
was built close to the town but later moved to Nunngarra in 1904.