Mertondale, Western Australia

Mertondale Western Australia
Mertondale
Established:	1899
Postcode:	6438
Coordinates:	28°40′12″S 121°32′10″E / 28.67°S 121.536°E / -28.67; 121.536Coordinates: 28°40′12″S 121°32′10″E / 28.67°S 121.536°E / -28.67; 121.536
Elevation:	460 m (1,509 ft)
Location:	864 km (537 mi) North East of Perth 31 km (19 mi) NE of Leonora
LGA:	Shire of Leonora
State District:	Kalgoorlie
Federal Division:	O'Connor

Mertondale is an abandoned town located between Leonora and Laverton in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia.

A prospector named Fred Merton discovered Gold in the area in 1898 and the claim turned out to be an exceedingly rich find. The mining warden suggested that a townsite should be declared in 1899, and it was gazetted later the same year.^[1]

Merton's lease, named Mertons Reward or Mertons Find was the main mine in the town. Merton himself suggested the name Mertondale. The gold petered out by 1910 and the town was deserted shortly afterward.

References

1. ^ 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 2011-02-22.