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Windanya is a ghost town located between Kalgoorlie and Leonora in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia.

Windanya
Western Australia
Windanya
Coordinates30.379°S 121.256°E / -30.379; 121.256
Established1897
Postcode(s)6431
Elevation431 m (1,414 ft)
Location
  • 639 km (397 mi) ENE of Perth
  • 44 km (27 mi) NW of Kalgoorlie
LGA(s)City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder
State electorate(s)Electoral district of Kalgoorlie
Federal division(s)O'Connor

During the mid-1890s gold was discovered in the area and the Australasia mine was established by 1897. Following an increase in population the townsite was gazetted in 1897.[1]

The name was suggested by the surveyor H.S. King. It is the Aboriginal name for a place near Broad Arrow.[2]


References


  1. "History of country town names – W". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  2. "Morawa District Historical society" (PDF). 2009. Retrieved 27 February 2011.


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