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'''Balgarri''' 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]] 45&nbsp;km northnorthwest of [[Kalgoorlie, Western Australia|Kalgoorlie]] It is between [[Black Flag, Western Australia|Black Flag]] and [[Ora Banda, Western Australia|Ora Banda]] in the [[Goldfields-Esperance]] region of [[Western Australia]].
'''Balgarri''' 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]] 45&nbsp;km northnorthwest of [[Kalgoorlie, Western Australia|Kalgoorlie]] It is between [[Black Flag, Western Australia|Black Flag]] and [[Ora Banda, Western Australia|Ora Banda]] in the [[Goldfields-Esperance]] region of [[Western Australia]].


The towns name is [[Indigenous Australia|Aboriginal]] in origin and its meaning is not known. Initially known as '''Forty Two Mile''' the town was gazetted as Balgarri in 1898.<ref>{{LandInfo WA|c|B|14 February 2011}}</ref>
The towns name is [[Indigenous Australia|Aboriginal]] in origin and its meaning is not known. Initially known as '''Forty Two Mile''' the town was gazetted as Balgarri in 1898.<ref>{{LandInfo WA|c|B|14 February 2011}}</ref>

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Balgarri
Western Australia
Balgarri is located in Western Australia
Balgarri
Balgarri
Coordinates30°29′S 121°07′E / 30.483°S 121.117°E / -30.483; 121.117
Established1898
Postcode(s)6431
Elevation397 m (1,302 ft)
Location
LGA(s)City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder
State electorate(s)Electoral district of Kalgoorlie
Federal division(s)O'Connor

Balgarri is an abandoned town[1] in Western Australia 45 km northnorthwest of Kalgoorlie It is between Black Flag and Ora Banda in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia.

The towns name is Aboriginal in origin and its meaning is not known. Initially known as Forty Two Mile the town was gazetted as Balgarri in 1898.[2]

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.