The Goldfields region of Western Australia has an extensive array of active and historical mining operations and towns.
Some of the towns listed here were developed and abandoned within a short space of time in the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century. Some mines and towns have been revived with the fate of the nickel and gold mining operations in the region. Other minerals have also seen mines and towns develop.
A number of the towns' names are also names of Goldfields and Goldfield districts in the mineral fields of Western Australia.
Considerable information about the locations has been compiled for the Golden Quest Discovery Trail. Strickland, Barry, (2003) Golden Quest Discovery Trail guide book Kalgoorlie, W.A. Golden Quest Trials Association (CD audio scripts/interviews, Barry Strickland, Cassie Grant; narrator, Bill Bunbury.) Second Edition - and the West Australian Gold Towns and Settlements volumes published by Hesperian Press, which includes localities in other regions.
Towns
Abbotts
Agnew Austin Balagundi Balgarri Bardoc Beria
Big Bell
Black Flag Bonnie Vale Boogardie
Boorabbin
Boorara
Boulder Broad Arrow Buldania
Bullfinch Bulong Burbanks Burtville Callion Canegrass
Colreavy (Knutsford) Comet Vale Morris, Bernie (2005) Mrs Walshaw of Comet Vale & Comet Vale. (Mrs M Walshaw, last resident of Comet Vale townsite, and history of the town and railway facilities).The Westland, November 2005, p.3 - 12
Coolgardie (The Old Camp) Cossack
Cuddingwarra
Cue
Darlot (Woodarra) Davyhurst Day Dawn
Desmond Duketon Dundas Dunnsville
Erlistoun Eulaminna Euro Feysville Gabanintha Gindalbie Golden Ridge Goongarrie also known as 90 Mile and Roaring Gimlet
Gordon Grants Patch
Gullewa Gwalia
Higginsville
Horseshoe
Jackson
Kambalda Kanowna Kathleen
Kintore Kookynie Kunanalling
Kundana
Kundip
Kurnalpi
Karrajong Kurrawang Lakeside (Lakewood)
Larkinville
Laverton Lawlers
Lennonville
Leonora
Linden
Mainland Malcolm
Mallina
Marvel Loch
Menzies Mertondale Mount Ida Mount Morgans
Mulgarrie Mulline Mulwarrie
Murrin Murrin
Niagara
Noongal
Norseman Ora Banda Paddington Peak Hill Siberia (also known as Waverley) Sir Samuel Smithfield Tampa Ularring
Windanya Yarri Yerilla
Yundamindera Yunndaga
Notes
References King, Norma (1974) Ghost towns of the north country Kalgoorlie/Boulder David Paton Printing McGowan, Barry. (2002) Australian ghost towns South Melbourne, [Vic.] : Lothian Books,
External links Golden Quest Trail website