Dundas, Western Australia

Dundas Western Australia
Dundas
Population:	abandoned
Established:	1895
Postcode:	6443
Coordinates:	32°23′46″S 121°46′30″E / 32.396°S 121.775°E / -32.396; 121.775Coordinates: 32°23′46″S 121°46′30″E / 32.396°S 121.775°E / -32.396; 121.775
Location:	22 km (14 mi) south of Norseman 180 km (112 mi) north of Esperance
LGA:	Shire of Dundas
State District:	Eyre
Federal Division:	O'Connor

Dundas is the name of an abandoned town in the Goldfields-Esperance Region of Western Australia.^[1] The town is located about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) east of the Esperance Branch Railway, on the western shore of Lake Dundas.

Dundas was the location of an early gold find in the region in 1894. The town was gazetted on 22 May 1895 and derives its name from the Dundas Hills which, in turn, were named after Captain Dundas of the Royal Navy ship HMS Tagus in 1848.^[1][2]

Further gold finds north of Dundas led to the establishment of Norseman, which, being the richer find, rapidly outgrew the former.^[3]

See also

• Shire of Dundas
• Dundas Land District

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of country town names". http://www.landgate.wa.gov.au/corporate.nsf/web/History+of+country+town+names. Retrieved 26 January 2010. 
2. ^ Western Australian Government Gazette, file 2833/93, 23 May 1895, p.735.
3. ^ History Shire of Dundas website, accessed: 26 January 2010