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Abandoned town in Western Australia

Kundana
Western Australia
Kundana is located in Western AustraliaKundanaKundana
Coordinates30°42′18″S 121°13′34″E / 30.705°S 121.226°E / -30.705; 121.226
Established1897
Postcode(s)6430
Elevation347 m (1,138 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Coolgardie
State electorate(s)Eyre
Federal division(s)O'Connor

Kundana is an abandoned town in Western Australia located between Coolgardie and Bardoc in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia.

After 58 miners petitioned the government to have the townsite declared in 1896 the town was declared the following year. The area was initially known as Barkers Find after the prospector who first found gold in the area, and later was known as 21 mile. When the townsite was surveyed in 1896 the surveyor, he used the name White Flag that was also in common usage. Later still the surveyor general suggested the name Barkerton. The present name of Kundana was suggested by the surveyor, H. S. King, using the Aboriginal word, the meaning of which is not known.

References

  1. "History of country town names – K". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
Towns and localities in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia
City of Kalgoorlie–Boulder
Kalgoorlie-Boulder urban area
Outside Kalgoorlie-Boulder
Shire of Coolgardie
Shire of Dundas
Shire of Esperance
Shire of Laverton
Shire of Leonora
Shire of Menzies
Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku
Shire of Ravensthorpe
Shire of Wiluna
  • Places in bold are the council seat for the local government area
  • Places in italics are either former settlements or settlements that do not have an official postcode
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