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'''Kurrawang''' is an [[Ghost town|abandoned]] town in [[Western Australia]] located between [[Coolgardie, Western Australia|Coolgardie]] and [[Kalgoorlie, Western Australia|Kalgoorlie]] just off [[Great Eastern Highway]] in the [[Goldfields-Esperance]] region of Western Australia. |
'''Kurrawang''' is an [[Ghost town|abandoned]] town in [[Western Australia]] located between [[Coolgardie, Western Australia|Coolgardie]] and [[Kalgoorlie, Western Australia|Kalgoorlie]] just off [[Great Eastern Highway]] in the [[Goldfields-Esperance]] region of Western Australia. |
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The town was first established as a railway station in the early 1900s on the Eastern line to Kalgoorlie. The area was also a junction of the timberlines in the region. Firewood companies used the [[Timber railway lines of Western Australia|timberlines]] to collect [[firewood]] to provide the heat energy needed by [[condenser]]s which in turn were used to make [[potable water]] from saline water. A progress association was formed following a unanimous decision by the townspeople in 1907 and a |
The town was first established as a railway station in the early 1900s on the Eastern line to Kalgoorlie. The area was also a junction of the timberlines in the region. Firewood companies used the [[Timber railway lines of Western Australia|timberlines]] to collect [[firewood]] to provide the heat energy needed by [[condenser]]s which in turn were used to make [[potable water]] from saline water. A progress association was formed following a unanimous decision by the townspeople in 1907 and a committee was elected at the same meeting.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/33094939?searchTerm=kurrawang&searchLimits= |title=Kurrawang|newspaper=[[Western Argus]] |location=Kalgoorlie |date=3 December 1907 |accessdate=20 February 2011 |page=9 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> The town was gazetted in 1910<ref>{{LandInfo WA|c|K|2011-02-20}}</ref> |
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The word is [[Indigenous Australian|Aboriginal]] in origin but the meaning is unknown. It is thought that it may be related to the [[Currawong|bird]] of the same name. |
The word is [[Indigenous Australian|Aboriginal]] in origin but the meaning is unknown. It is thought that it may be related to the [[Currawong|bird]] of the same name. |
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[[Category:Ghost towns in Western Australia]] |
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Revision as of 18:50, 21 February 2011
| Kurrawang Western Australia | |
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  Kurrawang | |
| Coordinates | 30°49′08″S 121°20′56″E / 30.819°S 121.349°E |
| Established | 1910 |
| Postcode(s) | 6430 |
| Elevation | 369 m (1,211 ft) |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Coolgardie |
| State electorate(s) | Eyre |
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor |
Kurrawang is an abandoned town in Western Australia located between Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie just off Great Eastern Highway in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia.
The town was first established as a railway station in the early 1900s on the Eastern line to Kalgoorlie. The area was also a junction of the timberlines in the region. Firewood companies used the timberlines to collect firewood to provide the heat energy needed by condensers which in turn were used to make potable water from saline water. A progress association was formed following a unanimous decision by the townspeople in 1907 and a committee was elected at the same meeting.[1] The town was gazetted in 1910[2]
The word is Aboriginal in origin but the meaning is unknown. It is thought that it may be related to the bird of the same name.
References
- ^ "Kurrawang". Western Argus. Kalgoorlie: National Library of Australia. 3 December 1907. p. 9. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
- ^ "History of country town names – K". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 2011-02-20.