Windanya, Western Australia Explained

Type:town
Windanya
State:wa
Lga:City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder
Coordinates:-30.379°N 121.256°W
Pushpin Label Position:left
Postcode:6431
Est:1897
Elevation:431
Stategov:Electoral district of Kalgoorlie
Fedgov:O'Connor
Dist1:639
Dir1:ENE
Location1:Perth
Dist2:44
Dir2:NW
Location2:Kalgoorlie

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.

The name was suggested by the surveyor H.S. King. It is the Aboriginal name for a place near Broad Arrow.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Morawa District Historical society. 2009. 27 February 2011.