Hampton Land District
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Hampton Land District is a land district (cadastral division) of Western Australia
, located within the Eastern Land Division in the Goldfields region of the state.
† — former or ghost town
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Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
, located within the Eastern Land Division in the Goldfields region of the state.
Location and features
The district is located in the central Goldfields region, and contains the following towns or former towns:- KalgoorlieKalgoorlie, Western AustraliaKalgoorlie, known as Kalgoorlie-Boulder, is a town in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, and is located east-northeast of state capital Perth at the end of the Great Eastern Highway...
–BoulderBoulder, Western AustraliaBoulder was a town in the Western Australian goldfields east of Perth and bordering onto the town of Kalgoorlie in the Eastern Goldfields region. Until 1989 it was part of its own municipality. In 1989 the towns of Kalgoorlie and Boulder were merged to form the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder...
:- Brown Hill †
- Hannans
- Ivanhoe †
- LakewoodLakewood, Western AustraliaLakewood is a ghost town in Western Australia, located between Kalgoorlie and Kambalda in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia....
† - ParkestonParkeston, Western AustraliaParkeston is a suburb of the city of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, located 3 km east of the city centre. At the 2006 census, Parkeston had a population of 69.- Railway :...
- Somerville
- Trafalgar †
- BalagundiBalagundi, Western AustraliaBalagundi is an abandoned town in Western Australia, located 20 km east of Kalgoorlie. It is situated between Kalgoorlie and Bulong in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia....
† - BardocBardoc, Western AustraliaBardoc is an abandoned town in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. It is situated between Kalgoorlie and Menzies along the Goldfields Highway....
† - Black FlagBlack Flag, Western AustraliaBlack Flag is a ghost town in Western Australia, located 30 km north west of Kalgoorlie It is on the Black Flag to Ora Banda Road in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia....
† - BooraraBoorara, Western AustraliaBoorara is a small town in the Goldfields region of Western Australia.The origin of the town's name is Aboriginal but the meaning of the word is unknown.The townsite was gazetted in 1897....
† - Broad ArrowBroad Arrow, Western AustraliaBroad Arrow is a ghost town in Western Australia, located 38 km north of Kalgoorlie and 633 km east of Perth, Western Australia. It is on the Kalgoorlie to Leonora Road.-History:...
† - BulongBulong, Western AustraliaBulong is an abandoned town in Western Australia located east of Perth in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia.In 1893 a group of prospectors, Hogan, Henry, Holmes, Kennedy and Turnbull, discovered gold on a lease they were granted called IOU. A surveyor named G. Hamilton was given...
† - FeysvilleFeysville, Western AustraliaFeysville is an abandoned town in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. It is situated between Kalgoorlie and Kambalda just off the Goldfields Highway....
† - GindalbieGindalbie, Western AustraliaGindalbie is an abandoned town in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. It is situated between Kalgoorlie and Laverton along the Donkey Rocks Road....
† - Golden RidgeGolden Ridge, Western AustraliaGolden Ridge is an abandoned town in Western Australia located east of Perth just of the Mount Monger Road in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia....
† - Gordon †
- GudarraGudarra, Western AustraliaGudarra is an abandoned town in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. It is situated between Kalgoorlie and Menzies off the Goldfields Highway....
† - KanownaKanowna, Western AustraliaKanowna is a ghost town in the Goldfields region of Western Australia. It is located about 20 km east of Kalgoorlie.After the discovery of gold in the area in 1893, the townsite was gazetted in 1894...
† - KurnalpiKurnalpi, Western AustraliaKurnalpi is an abandoned town in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. It is situated between Norseman and Laverton.In 1894 alluvial gold was discovered in the area sparking a rush to the area, a townsite being surveyed later the same year and gazetted in 1895.. The post office was...
† - MulgarrieMulgarrie, Western AustraliaMulgarrie is a ghost town in Western Australia, located between Kalgoorlie and Leonora in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia....
† - Ora BandaOra Banda, Western AustraliaOra Banda is a townsite, now a virtual ghost town, located north east of Kalgoorlie. According to folklore, the town name is Spanish meaning 'band of gold'.- History :...
- Paddington †
- WindanyaWindanya, Western AustraliaWindanya 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...
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† — former or ghost town
Ghost towns of the Goldfields of Western Australia
Ghost towns of the Goldfields of Western AustraliaSome of the towns listed here were developed and died within a short space of time in the late nineteenth century, while some have been revived with the fate of the nickel and gold mining operations in the region.A number of the towns names are also...
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