Goongarrie

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Goongarrie is a small rural locality in Western Australia known historically for gold mining and its proximity to the Goongarrie National Park.

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Goongarrie canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf locality
townsite
associatedIndustry pastoralism
category Ghost town in Western Australia
Goldfields-Esperance region
Mining town in Western Australia
climate semi-arid
country Australia
distanceToKalgoorlie approximately 90 kilometres north
distanceToPerth over 500 kilometres east-north-east
establishedAsTownsite 1895
formerName 90 Mile
gazetted 1895
geographicSetting inland
hasFeature abandoned townsite
former goldfields settlement
hasNearbyAttraction bushwalking in Goongarrie National Park
wildlife observation in Goongarrie National Park
hasNearbyLandUse pastoral lease
historicalRegion Eastern Goldfields
knownFor gold mining
proximity to Goongarrie National Park
languageOfToponymOrigin likely Aboriginal Australian
localGovernmentArea City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder
locatedIn Western Australian Goldfields
locatedOn Goldfields Highway
namedAfter Goongarrie Station
nearbyProtectedArea Goongarrie National Park
nearestMajorCentre Kalgoorlie
primaryEconomicActivityHistorical gold mining
region Goldfields-Esperance region
state Western Australia
status sparsely populated locality
terrain arid shrubland
timeZone Australian Western Standard Time
transportAccess road access via Goldfields Highway
UTCOffset +08:00

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Shire of Menzies hasLocality Goongarrie