| Boogardie Western Australia | |
|---|---|
  Boogardie | |
| Coordinates | 28°02′00″S117°47′00″E / 28.03333°S 117.78333°E Coordinates: 28°02′00″S117°47′00″E / 28.03333°S 117.78333°E |
| Population | 0 (abandoned)[ citation needed ] |
| Established | 1898 |
| Location | 7 km (4 mi) north east of Mount Magnet |
| LGA(s) | Shire of Mount Magnet |
| State electorate(s) | North West |
| Federal division(s) | Durack |
Boogardie is an abandoned town in the Mid West region of Western Australia.
The now derelict town in Western Australia, near the town of Mount Magnet, was established in 1898. [1] [2]
Due to its proximity to Mount Magnet and Lennonville some facilities were shared in the time of it being an active mining field. The mining field was incorporated in geological and mining surveys; at the time it was called the Murchison goldfield. [3] [4]
The name has its origins in an Aboriginal word but the meaning is unknown. [1]
Boogardie had its own state battery in the early 20th century. [5] [6]
The Sidar and Zion leases of the Hill 50 Gold Mine were located near Boogardie and mined from 1936 onwards, when Hill 50 Gold Mines Ltd started operating the mine. [7]
Mount Magnet is one of the Mid West region’s original gold mining towns, and the longest surviving gold mining settlement in Western Australia. The prominent hill that is adjacent to the current townsite was called West Mount Magnet in 1854 by explorer Robert Austin, having named a smaller hill 64 km away, East Mount Magnet. Both hills had an extremely high iron content which affected the readings of his compass. West Mount Magnet had its Aboriginal name reinstated by the Surveyor General in 1972, "Warramboo," meaning campfire camping place. The magnetic variation at Mount Magnet is zero: magnetic north equals true north.
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