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Early History of Western Australia Gold Discoveries
The article recounts 1890s Western Australia gold rushes beginning with Bayley and Ford’s 1892 Murchison finds near Coolgardie, the 1893 Kalgoorlie Hannan discovery, and rapid development across the Murchison and Eastern fields. It notes government rewards for deep shafts, major nuggets, and the rise of towns like Kanowna, Coolgardie, and Boulder, with a long-term output of about 26.37 million fine ounces from 1886 to 1913.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. Bayley and
Ford
Murchison
Perth
Mount Kenneth
Newcastle
Ularring
Speakman
Bayley
Southern Cross
Hunt
Coolgardie
Messrs
Foster
Baker
Finnerty
Fremantle
York
Kalgoorlie
Hannan
Flannigan
Mount Youle
Yilgarn
East
Nannine
Cue
Mount Magnet
Messrs. Hall and
Mount Jackson
Pinnacles
Roaring Gimlet
Niagara
Siberia
Hawk's Nest
Mount Malcolm
Lake Darlot
Kurnalpi
I.C.U
Sim
Gresson
Watt
Sim and Co
Kanowna
Black Range
Western Australia