Mungari, Western Australia

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Mungari
Western Australia
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Mungari
Coordinates 30°51′32″S121°17′17″E / 30.859°S 121.288°E / -30.859; 121.288 Coordinates: 30°51′32″S121°17′17″E / 30.859°S 121.288°E / -30.859; 121.288
Established1897
Postcode(s) 6430
Elevation392 m (1,286 ft)
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Coolgardie
State electorate(s) Electoral district of Kalgoorlie
Federal division(s) O'Connor

Mungari is a ghost town in Western Australia, located between Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia.

The town originated as a stop along the on the railway line between Kalgoorlie and Coolgardie and by 1897 lots were surveyed and a hotel was swiftly built. The name of the town was initially Mungarrie, but this was thought to be too close to the name of another mining town, Mulgarrie, so the spelling was altered to Mungarri. A reserve for the townsite was gazetted in 1897, and the townsite was gazetted in 1904 and spelt as Munngari. [1] The town served as a military training camp during World War I. The spelling of the town was changed to Mungari in 1974.

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References

  1. "History of country town names – M". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Retrieved 25 February 2011.