Kintore, Western Australia Explained

Type:town
Kintore
State:wa
Lga:Shire of Coolgardie
Coordinates:-30.601°N 121.02°W
Postcode:6430
Est:1897
Elevation:417
Stategov:Eyre
Fedgov:O'Connor
Dist1:640
Dir1:ENE
Location1:Perth
Dist2:45
Dir2:NW
Location2:Kalgoorlie

Kintore is an abandoned town in Western Australia located north-west of Kalgoorlie along the Coolgardie North Road in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia.

Gold was discovered in the area in December 1894 by prospectors Leith and Barrett.[1] [2] The first mine was named after Algernon Keith-Falconer, 9th Earl of Kintore, the retiring Governor of South Australia who was visiting Western Australia at the time.[3] Following a rapid growth in population the local progress committee petitioned for the town to be declared and the town was gazetted in 1897.

By 1898 the population of the town was 240 (200 males and 40 females).[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Mining and Finance . 20 January 2020 . Coolgardie Miner . 9 February 1895 . 6.
  2. News: Mining and Finance . 20 January 2020 . Coolgardie Miner . 26 January 1895 . 3.
  3. News: Mining and Finance . 20 January 2020 . Coolgardie Miner . 26 January 1895 . 3.
  4. News: Population of Western Australia . . Perth, WA . 22 April 1898 . 16 February 2013 . 23 . National Library of Australia.