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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 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 km east of [[Kalgoorlie, Western Australia|Kalgoorlie]]. It is between Kalgoorlie and [[Bulong, Western Australia|Bulong]] in the [[Goldfields-Esperance]] region of [[Western Australia]]. |
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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 | |
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Coordinates | 30°43′37″S 121°40′55″E / 30.727°S 121.682°E |
Established | 1896 |
Postcode(s) | 6430 |
Elevation | 414 m (1,358 ft) |
Location |
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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
- ^ "Morowa District Historical Society" (PDF). 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
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- ^ Western Australian Government Gazette, file 1704/96, 26 August 1896, p.1437.
- ^ "Australian Mines - Balagundi North Gold Project". 2011. Archived from the original on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
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