Mulgarrie, Western Australia

Mulgarrie is a ghost town in Western Australia, located between Kalgoorlie and Leonora in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia.

Mulgarrie
Western Australia
Mulgarrie
Coordinates30.381°S 121.497°E / -30.381; 121.497
Established1897
Postcode(s)6430
Elevation365 m (1,198 ft)
Location
  • 635 km (395 mi) ENE of Perth
  • 40 km (25 mi) north of Kalgoorlie
LGA(s)City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder
State electorate(s)Electoral district of Kalgoorlie
Federal Division(s)O'Connor

Originally known as Hayes Find or Hit and Miss, 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.[1]

References

  1. Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of country town names – M". Retrieved 24 February 2011.
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