Agnew, Western Australia

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Agnew
state = wa


caption =
lga = Shire of Leonora
postcode = 6435
est = 1936
pop =
elevation= 519
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Kalgoorlie
fedgov = Kalgoorlie
dist1 = 982
dir1 = North East
location1= Perth
dist2 = 21
dir2 = South West
location2= Leinster
dist3 = 160
dir3 = South
location3= Wilunacoord|-28.012|120.519|type:city(50)_region:AU-WA_scale:100000|format=dms|display=title

Agnew is a town in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. It is located 982 km north-east of Perth [cite web|url=http://www.mainroads.wa.gov.au/Internet/Regions/touring_wa/distance_perth.asp|title=Main Roads WA - Distance from Perth|year=2008|accessdate=2008-09-29] and the closest populated town is Leinster.The town is named after a miner, John A. Agnew, who worked for a local mining firm, Bewick, Moreing & Co.The townsite was declared in 1936. [LandInfo WA|c|A|2008-09-29]

An operating gold mine is located adjacent to the townsite and is also named Agnew. The mine is owned by Goldfields Ltd. [cite web|url=http://www.ame.com.au/Mines%5CAu/Agnew.htm|title=AME Mineral Economics - Gold - Agnew Gold|year=2007|accessdate=2008-09-29]

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