Windanya
Western Australia
Windanya is located in Western Australia
Windanya
Windanya
Coordinates30°22′44″S 121°15′22″E / 30.379°S 121.256°E / -30.379; 121.256
Established1897
Postcode(s)6431
Elevation431 m (1,414 ft)
Location
LGA(s)City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder
State electorate(s)Electoral district of Kalgoorlie
Federal division(s)O'Connor

Windanya is a ghost town located between Kalgoorlie and Leonora in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia.

During the mid-1890s gold was discovered in the area and the Australasia mine was established by 1897. Following an increase in population the townsite was gazetted in 1897.[1]

The name was suggested by the surveyor H.S. King. It is the Aboriginal name for a place near Broad Arrow.[2]

References

  1. ^ "History of country town names – W". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  2. ^ "Morawa District Historical society" (PDF). 2009. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
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