Type: | town |
Duketon | |
State: | wa |
Lga: | Shire of Laverton |
Coordinates: | -27.639°N 122.283°W |
Postcode: | 6440 |
Elevation: | 538 |
Stategov: | Kalgoorlie |
Fedgov: | O'Connor |
Dist1: | 1067 |
Dir1: | NNE |
Location1: | Perth |
Dist2: | 110 |
Dir2: | north |
Location2: | Laverton |
Duketon is an abandoned town in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, located north of Leonora. The town boomed during the early 1900s as a result of gold being discovered in the area. One of the larger mines in the area, The Golden Spinifex, built a five head stamp mill in 1902-1903. A petition for the government to construct a state battery was presented to the minister for mines by the local MLA signed by 58 leaseholders, prospectors and miners from Duketon.[1] The battery was built in 1904 and operated near the town. By 1905 the town had a hotel, bakery, a bank branch along with a variety of other stores.[2]