Tuckanarra, Western Australia
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Tuckanarra is a small town in the Murchison region of Western Australia. The town is located between Cue
and Meekatharra
along the Great Northern Highway
in the Mid West region of Western Australia.
Gold
was discovered in the area by two prospector
s, Boyle and Moore, in 1897 and was initially known as Boyle's Find. The two prospectors were granted the Reward Claim. The original townsite was located near Boyd's Hill and the town was known as Boyd's for a while. Eventually the well
at Cork Tree Flat was deepened and potable water was available so the town also became known as Cork Tree Flat.
A state battery
was erected by the government in 1898 which led to the local progress association petitioning for a townsite to be declared. Following some debate on where it was to be situated, lots were surveyed in 1898 and the townsite was gazetted in 1899.
The town is named after a nearby hill and the name is Aboriginal in origin and the meaning of the name is thought to be camp of the wooden dish.
Tuckenarra was a siding on the Northern Railway between Mullewa
and Meekatharra
. The line closed in 1978.
Cue, Western Australia
- Further reading:* 'Along the Cue railway. Inspection of line with suggested improvements, visit to Georgina Siding'. West Australian, 11 June 1898, p. 5-External links:* *...
and Meekatharra
Meekatharra, Western Australia
Meekatharra is a town in the Mid West region of Western Australia. Meekatharra is an Australian Aboriginal word meaning 'place of little water'. At the 2006 census, Meekatharra had a population of 798, with 44.0% being Aboriginal....
along the Great Northern Highway
Great Northern Highway
The Great Northern Highway is a generally north-south Western Australian highway which links the state's capital Perth with its most northern port, Wyndham. It is in length, with being National Highway...
in the Mid West region of Western Australia.
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 the area by two 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, Boyle and Moore, in 1897 and was initially known as Boyle's Find. The two prospectors were granted the Reward Claim. The original townsite was located near Boyd's Hill and the town was known as Boyd's for a while. Eventually the well
Water well
A water well is an excavation or structure created in the ground by digging, driving, boring or drilling to access groundwater in underground aquifers. The well water is drawn by an electric submersible pump, a trash pump, a vertical turbine pump, a handpump or a mechanical pump...
at Cork Tree Flat was deepened and potable water was available so the town also became known as Cork Tree Flat.
A state 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 erected by the government in 1898 which led to the local progress association petitioning for a townsite to be declared. Following some debate on where it was to be situated, lots were surveyed in 1898 and the townsite was gazetted in 1899.
The town is named after a nearby hill and the name is Aboriginal in origin and the meaning of the name is thought to be camp of the wooden dish.
Tuckenarra was a siding on the Northern Railway between Mullewa
Mullewa, Western Australia
- External links :* *...
and Meekatharra
Meekatharra, Western Australia
Meekatharra is a town in the Mid West region of Western Australia. Meekatharra is an Australian Aboriginal word meaning 'place of little water'. At the 2006 census, Meekatharra had a population of 798, with 44.0% being Aboriginal....
. The line closed in 1978.