Windanya, Western Australia
Ghost town in Western Australia
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Windanya is a ghost town located between Kalgoorlie and Leonora in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia.
Windanya | |
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  Windanya | |
| Coordinates: 30.379°S 121.256°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Western Australia |
| LGA | |
| Location |
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| Established | 1897 |
| Government | |
| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Elevation | 431 m (1,414 ft) |
| Postcode | 6431 |
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]