- Mertondale, Western Australia
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Mertondale
Western AustraliaEstablished: 1899 Postcode: 6438 Coordinates: 28°40′12″S 121°32′10″E / 28.67°S 121.536°ECoordinates: 28°40′12″S 121°32′10″E / 28.67°S 121.536°E Elevation: 460 m (1,509 ft) Location: 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
- ^ 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.
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