Gabanintha, Western Australia
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Gabanintha is a ghost town
located in the Mid West region of Western Australia
approximately 40km South East of Meekatharra
on the Meekatharra-Sandstone
road. The town is situated within the Murchison goldfields.
The name of the town is Aboriginal in origin but of unknown meaning. The name of the town can be found on maps dating as far back as 1894, with gold
mining leases being taken out in the surrounding areas in 1895 to 1910. A shopkeeper from Nannine
, William Small, built a hotel in the town and applied for a licence in 1896. The state government
was petitioned in 1897 by the miners of the area to survey the townsite which had land reserved the following year resulting in the town being gazetted in 1898.
Lots were surveyed in 1905 and mining continued around the town until 1944.
The townsite is one of many ghost towns in the area; others include: Peak Hill
, Horseshoe
and Garden Gully.
Ghost town
A ghost town is an abandoned town or city. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economic activity that supported it has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as floods, government actions, uncontrolled lawlessness, war, or nuclear disasters...
located in the Mid West region of Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
approximately 40km South East of Meekatharra
Meekatharra, Western Australia
Meekatharra is a town in the Mid West region of Western Australia. Meekatharra is an Australian Aboriginal word meaning 'place of little water'. At the 2006 census, Meekatharra had a population of 798, with 44.0% being Aboriginal....
on the Meekatharra-Sandstone
Sandstone, Western Australia
Sandstone is a small town located in the Mid West region of Western Australia. The town is located 157 kilometres east of Mount Magnet and 661 kilometres north of the state capital, Perth...
road. The town is situated within the Murchison goldfields.
The name of the town is Aboriginal in origin but of unknown meaning. The name of the town can be found on maps dating as far back as 1894, with gold
Gold
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a...
mining leases being taken out in the surrounding areas in 1895 to 1910. A shopkeeper from Nannine
Nannine, Western Australia
Nannine is a ghost town in the Mid West region of Western Australia. It is located on the northern bank of Lake Anneen, approximately 35 kilometres south-southwest of Meekatharra, and 735 kilometres north-northeast of Perth....
, William Small, built a hotel in the town and applied for a licence in 1896. The state government
Government of Western Australia
The formation of the Government of Western Australia is prescribed in its Constitution, which dates from 1890, although it has been amended many times since then...
was petitioned in 1897 by the miners of the area to survey the townsite which had land reserved the following year resulting in the town being gazetted in 1898.
Lots were surveyed in 1905 and mining continued around the town until 1944.
The townsite is one of many ghost towns in the area; others include: Peak Hill
Peak Hill, Western Australia
Peak Hill is the name of a goldfield, locality and the site of a gold mining ghost town in the Murchison Region of Western Australia. The gold mine covers 2,162 hectares and consists of four open-cut mines, titled Main, Jubilee, Fiveways and Harmony....
, Horseshoe
Horseshoe, Western Australia
Horseshoe is an abandoned town in Western Australia located in the Murchison goldfields within the Mid West region of Western Australia situated between Meekatharra and Newman. The town is adjacent to the Peak Hill goldfields....
and Garden Gully.