Duketon, Western Australia

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Duketon
Western Australia
Duketon
Coordinates 27°38′20″S 122°16′59″E / 27.639°S 122.283°E / -27.639; 122.283Coordinates: 27°38′20″S 122°16′59″E / 27.639°S 122.283°E / -27.639; 122.283
Postcode(s) 6440
Elevation 538 m (1,765 ft)
Location
  • 1,067 km (663 mi) NNE of Perth
  • 110 km (68 mi) North of Laverton
LGA(s) Shire of Leonora
State electorate(s) Kalgoorlie
Federal Division(s) O'Connor

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

  1. "Mining Notes". The West Australian (Perth: National Library of Australia). 14 July 1903. p. 5. Retrieved 3 March 2011. 
  2. "Morawa District Historical society". 2011-03-01. 
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