Dundas, Western Australia Explained

Type:town
Dundas
State:wa
Local Map:yes
Zoom:9
Coordinates:-32.3833°N 121.7667°W
Established:1895
Postcode:6443
Dist1:22
Dir1:south
Location1:Norseman
Dist2:180
Dir2:north
Location2:Esperance
Lga:Shire of Dundas
Stategov:Eyre
Fedgov:O'Connor

Dundas is the name of an abandoned town in the Goldfields-Esperance Region of Western Australia. The town is located about 22km (14miles) south of Norseman.

Dundas was the location of an early gold find in the region in 1894. The town was gazetted on 22 May 1895 and derives its name from the Dundas Hills which, in turn, were named after Captain James Whitley Deans Dundas of the Royal Navy ship in 1848.[1]

The population of the town was 99 (71 males and 28 females) in 1898.[2]

Further gold finds north of Dundas led to the establishment of Norseman, which, being the richer find, rapidly outgrew the former.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Western Australian Government Gazette, file 2833/93, 23 May 1895, p.735.
  2. News: Population of Western Australia. . . . 22 April 1898 . 28 May 2012 . 23 . National Library of Australia.
  3. http://www.dundas.wa.gov.au/history.aspx History