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'''Balagundi''' is an [[ghost town|abandoned]] town<ref>{{cite web|url=http://members.westnet.com.au/caladenia/ghosttowns/B.pdf|title=Morowa District Historical Society|year=2009|accessdate=14 February 2011}}</ref> in [[Western Australia]], 20&nbsp;km east of [[Kalgoorlie, Western Australia|Kalgoorlie]]. It is between Kalgoorlie and [[Bulong, Western Australia|Bulong]] in the [[Goldfields-Esperance]] region of [[Western Australia]].
'''Balagundi''' is an [[ghost town|abandoned]] town<ref>{{cite web|url=http://members.westnet.com.au/caladenia/ghosttowns/B.pdf |title=Morowa District Historical Society |year=2009 |accessdate=14 February 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110312055951/http://members.westnet.com.au/caladenia/ghosttowns/B.pdf |archivedate=12 March 2011 }}</ref> in [[Western Australia]], 20&nbsp;km east of [[Kalgoorlie, Western Australia|Kalgoorlie]]. It is between Kalgoorlie and [[Bulong, Western Australia|Bulong]] in the [[Goldfields-Esperance]] region of [[Western Australia]].


The town derives its name from a nearby [[Water well|well]], it is [[Indigenous Australia|Aboriginal]] in origin and its meaning is not known. Following a campaign by the local progress association, the town was gazetted on 26 August 1896.<ref>{{LandInfo WA|c|B|2011-02-14}}</ref><ref>''Western Australian Government Gazette'', file 1704/96, 26 August 1896, p.1437.</ref>
The town derives its name from a nearby [[Water well|well]], it is [[Indigenous Australia|Aboriginal]] in origin and its meaning is not known. Following a campaign by the local progress association, the town was gazetted on 26 August 1896.<ref>{{LandInfo WA|c|B|2011-02-14}}</ref><ref>''Western Australian Government Gazette'', file 1704/96, 26 August 1896, p.1437.</ref>

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Balagundi
Western Australia
Balagundi is located in Western Australia
Balagundi
Balagundi
Coordinates30°43′37″S 121°40′55″E / 30.727°S 121.682°E / -30.727; 121.682
Established1896
Postcode(s)6430
Elevation414 m (1,358 ft)
Location
LGA(s)City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder
State electorate(s)Electoral district of Kalgoorlie
Federal division(s)O'Connor

Balagundi is an abandoned town[1] in Western Australia, 20 km east of Kalgoorlie. It is between Kalgoorlie and Bulong in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia.

The town derives its name from a nearby well, it is Aboriginal in origin and its meaning is not known. Following a campaign by the local progress association, the town was gazetted on 26 August 1896.[2][3]

Gold mining is the main industry in the area with at least one mine still operating close to the town and further exploration being carried out.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Morowa District Historical Society" (PDF). 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "History of country town names – B". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
  3. ^ Western Australian Government Gazette, file 1704/96, 26 August 1896, p.1437.
  4. ^ "Australian Mines - Balagundi North Gold Project". 2011. Archived from the original on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)