Windanya, Western Australia

Windanya is a

Kalgoorlie and Leonora in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia

During the mid-1890s gold was discovered in the area and the Australasia mine was established by 1897. Following an increase in population the townsite was gazetted in 1897.^[1]

The name was suggested by the surveyor H.S. King. It is the Aboriginal name for a place near Broad Arrow.^[2]

References

^ "History of country town names – W". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
^ "Morawa District Historical society" (PDF). 2009. Retrieved 27 February 2011.

[1] "History of country town names – W". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2011.

[2] "Morawa District Historical society" (PDF). 2009. Retrieved 27 February 2011.

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