Malcolm Land District
Encyclopedia
Malcolm Land District is a land district (cadastral division) of Western Australia
, located within the Eastern Land Division in the northern Goldfields region of the state.
and the former towns of Gwalia
, Malcolm
, Kurrajong
and Mertondale
.
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 northern Goldfields region of the state.
Location and features
The district is located in the northern Goldfields region, and contains the town of LeonoraLeonora, Western Australia
Leonora is a town in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, located northeast of the state capital, Perth, and north of the city of Kalgoorlie. At the 2006 census, Leonora had a population of 401, about a third of whom are of Aboriginal descent. The area is extremely arid, with a...
and the former towns of Gwalia
Gwalia, Western Australia
Gwalia is a former gold-mining town located 233 kilometres north of Kalgoorlie and 828 kilometres east of Perth in Western Australia's Great Victoria Desert. Today, Gwalia is essentially a ghost town, having been largely deserted since the main source of employment, the Sons of Gwalia...
, Malcolm
Malcolm, Western Australia
Malcolm is an abandoned town located between Leonora and Laverton in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia.Gold was discovered in the area in 1895 and in 1896 the local provisional committee lobbied the government to perform a survey and declare a townsite. The town boasted six...
, Kurrajong
Kurrajong, Western Australia
Kurrajong is an abandoned town located between Leonora and Leinster along the Old Agnew Road in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia....
and Mertondale
Mertondale, Western Australia
Mertondale is an abandoned town located between Leonora and Laverton in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia.A prospector named Fred Merton discovered Gold in the area in 1898 and the claim turned out to be an exceedingly rich find...
.