Warramboo Land District
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Warramboo Land District is a land district (cadastral division) of Western Australia
, located within the North-West Land Division.
It contains the town of Mount Magnet
and the former towns of Boogardie
, Lennonville
and Paynesville
.
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 North-West Land Division.
It contains the town of Mount Magnet
Mount Magnet, Western Australia
Mount Magnet is an old Western Australian gold rush town. The name was chosen during exploration of the region due to an isolated hill 5 km north west of the town current townsite. This hill has an extremely high iron content and affected the compasses of explorers...
and the former towns of Boogardie
Boogardie, Western Australia
Boogardie is a derelict town in Western Australia near the town of Mount Magnet, established in 1898.Its name origins from an Aboriginal word but the meaning is unknown....
, Lennonville
Lennonville, Western Australia
Lennonville is a derelict town in Western Australia near the town of Mount Magnet, established in 1898.Lennonville was gazetted in 1896, after gold having been found two years earlier at the location by prospectors Lennon and Palmer....
and Paynesville
Paynesville, Western Australia
Paynesville is a abandoned town in the Mid West region of Western Australia between the towns of Mount Magnet and Sandstone.Gold was discovered in 1898 in the immediae area by the prospectors Thomas Payne and Waldeck...
.