Mulgarrie, Western Australia

Mulgarrie
Western Australia
Mulgarrie
Coordinates 30°22′52″S 121°29′49″E / 30.381°S 121.497°E / -30.381; 121.497Coordinates: 30°22′52″S 121°29′49″E / 30.381°S 121.497°E / -30.381; 121.497
Established 1897
Postcode(s) 6430
Elevation 365 m (1,198 ft)
Location
LGA(s) City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder
State electorate(s) Electoral district of Kalgoorlie
Federal Division(s) O'Connor

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

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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