Duketon, Western Australia
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Duketon is an abandoned town in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, located north of Leonora. The town boomed during the early 1900s as a result of gold being discovered in the area. One of the larger mines in the area, The Golden Spinifex, built a five head stamp mill in 1902-1903. A petition for the government to construct a state battery was presented to the minister for mines by the local MLA signed by 58 leaseholders, prospectors and miners from Duketon.[1] The battery was built in 1904 and operated near the town. By 1905 the town had a hotel, bakery, a bank branch along with a variety of other stores.[2]
References
- ^ "Mining Notes". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 14 July 1903. p. 5. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
- ^ "Morawa District Historical society" (PDF). 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
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