Boogardie is an abandoned town in the Mid West region of Western Australia.
| Boogardie Western Australia | |
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  Boogardie | |
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| Coordinates | 28°02′00″S 117°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 |
Ghost town
editThe 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]
Mining era
editBoogardie 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]
References
edit- ^ a b History of country town names – B Archived 12 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine Landgate website, retrieved 26 January 2010
- ^ Western Australia. Dept. of Lands and Surveys (1898), Townsite of Boogardie, Dept. of Lands & Surveys W.A, retrieved 3 December 2015
- ^ Western Australia. Dept. of Mines. Survey Examination and Mapping Branch. Cartographic Section (1960), L47D/20, Mt. Magnet & Boogardie (Murchison G.F.), Mt Magnet district, Dept. of Mines, retrieved 3 December 2015
- ^ Gibson, Charles G; Geological Survey of Western Australia (1903), Lennonville, Mount Magnet and Boogardie, Murchison goldfield, W.A. Watson, government printer, retrieved 3 December 2015
- ^ "BOOGARDIE". Geraldton Express (WA : 1906 – 1919). WA: National Library of Australia. 2 May 1906. p. 3. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ^ Payne, G. H; Kalgoorlie Metallurgical Laboratory; Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (Australia) (1936), Report on the cyanidation of sands from the Boogardie State Battery, CSIR, retrieved 4 December 2015
- ^ Mining Archived 18 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine Shire of Mount Magnet website, retrieved 20 January 2010