Rothsay, Western Australia
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Rothsay is an abandoned town in the Mid West region of Western Australia. It is situated between the towns of Dalwallinu and Mount Magnet
A prospector named George Woodley discovered gold in the area in 1894 and initially the area was known as Woodley's Find.Within a year all of the leases had been pegged and in 1895 Woodley sold his claim to a Scottish mining company. The local progress association requested that a townsite be declared in 1897 and it was gazetted in 1898.[2] Later the same year the population of the town was 140, 110 males and 30 females.[3]
In its heyday the town had a population of over 500 people. Later the town fell into decline but experienced a second lease of life when the entrepreneur
The town is thought to have been named after the Scottish town of
See also
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Rothsay (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "History of country town names – R". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ^ "Population of Western Australia". Western Mail. Perth, Western Australia: National Library of Australia. 22 April 1898. p. 23. Retrieved 6 April 2013.