Paynes Find, Western Australia

Paynes Find is a former gold rush settlement approximately 430 kilometres (267 mi) northeast of Perth in the Mid West region of Western Australia. It is reachable by the Great Northern Highway. Only a roadhouse, which serves as a fuel stop, and a few other buildings remain today. The area is renowned for its wildflowers.

Paynes Find
Western Australia
Paynes Find c. 1980
Paynes Find
Coordinates29°15′S 117°41′E
Population77 (2006 census)[1]
Established1911
Postcode(s)6612
Elevation339 m (1,112 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Yalgoo
State electorate(s)North West
Federal Division(s)Durack
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
27.7 °C
82 °F		 12.8 °C
55 °F		 281.9 mm
11.1 in

The townsite was gazetted in 1911, the same year the gold battery was constructed. The battery is the only currently operational battery left in the state.[2]

The town is named after the prospector, Thomas Payne, who was the first to discover gold in the area and was the first to register a lease for gold mining with the Mines Department. He was rewarded with free use of the state's gold battery and his ore was the first to be crushed using the battery. By the 1930s the town had prospered and the population was estimated at about 500. In 1987 the battery was sold to the Taylor family who use it as a tourist attraction.[3]

The character "Dar Dar" in The Numtums was named after Dar Dar Spring near Paynes Find.

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References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Paynes Find (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
  2. "Australia's Golden Outback". 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
  3. "Totaltravel - Paynes Find". 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2008.

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