Yerilla, Western Australia

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Yerilla
Western Australia
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Yerilla
Coordinates 29°28′59″S121°49′59″E / 29.483°S 121.833°E / -29.483; 121.833 (Yerilla) Coordinates: 29°28′59″S121°49′59″E / 29.483°S 121.833°E / -29.483; 121.833 (Yerilla) OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Established1896
Postcode(s) 6438
Elevation383 m (1,257 ft)
Location
  • 830 km (516 mi) ENE of Perth
  • 105 km (65 mi) ENE of Menzies
LGA(s) Shire of Menzies
State electorate(s) Kalgoorlie
Federal division(s) O'Connor

Yerilla is an abandoned town located in the Goldfields-Esperance region in Western Australia. It is found between Kalgoorlie and Laverton.

Gold was discovered in the area in January 1895 when the Mount Catherine reef was discovered. The reef is located about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of the town and was particularly rich in alluvial gold. Another outcrop, the Queen of the Earth was discovered by the prospectors MacGregor, McAuliffe and party further from town. This sparked a gold rush to the field and by 1896 the local miners had joined together and formed a progress association and requested that a townsite be declared. The town was gazetted in November 1896. [1]

A police station situated in McKinery Street commenced operations in July 1897 with Constable L. McDonald initially manning the station. A post office and four hotels were open in town in 1898: [2]

A coach service from Coolgardie via Menzies and Yerilla to Pennyweight Point operated weekly in 1898. A battery was erected in the area by working leaseholders some time after 1895, but was poorly patronised so by 1900 it was dismantled and taken to Niagara. [3]

The abandoned townsite is situated within the boundaries of Yerilla Station. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "History of country town names – Y". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
  2. ↑ "Morawa Historical District Society – Ghost towns in WA" (PDF). 2010. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
  3. ↑ "Yerilla". Kalgoorlie Western Argus . Western Australia: National Library of Australia. 25 December 1900. p. 49. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
  4. ↑ "Sheep raising". The West Australian . Perth: National Library of Australia. 14 July 1925. p. 4. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
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