Mulgarrie, Western Australia
Ghost town in Western Australia
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Mulgarrie is a ghost town, located between Kalgoorlie and Leonora in the Shire of Menzies in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia.
Mulgarrie | |
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  Mulgarrie | |
| Coordinates: 30.381°S 121.497°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Western Australia |
| LGA | |
| Location |
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| Established | 1897 |
| Government | |
| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Elevation | 365 m (1,198 ft) |
| Postcode | 6430 |
The locality was originally known as Hayes Find or Hit and Miss, and was reported upon in the 1890s.[1][2][3] The area was visited by the surveyor Beasley in 1896, who suggested that a townsite was required. Lots were surveyed later the same year and the townsite was gazetted in 1897.[4][5]