Goldsworthy, Western Australia

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Goldsworthy was a mining town in Western Australia not far from Port Hedland. The town was abandoned when the iron ore mine it served was closed. Upon closure, all buildings were removed, all vegetation not indigenous to the local area was burnt and the roads were torn up. This was done in accordance with the government's policy of regrowth to avoid the occurrence of ghost towns.

Today there is very little on the site to indicate that the town ever existed. The pit that was the mine still exists, but is flooded. The railway to other mines passes nearby, and there is a (solar powered) radio repeater site to service the railway. Otherwise there are only natural features on the Goldsworthy site.

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• Goldsworthy, Western Australia is at coordinates 20°20′31″S 119°31′16″E / -20.342, 119.521 (Goldsworthy, Western Australia)Coordinates: 20°20′31″S 119°31′16″E / -20.342, 119.521 (Goldsworthy, Western Australia)
• Nicolas Rothwell, Memory is all we have, The Australian, 7 October 2006