Reedy is an abandoned town in the Murchison region of Western Australia. The town is located between Cue

Cue, Western Australia

- Further reading:* 'Along the Cue railway. Inspection of line with suggested improvements, visit to Georgina Siding'. West Australian, 11 June 1898, p. 5-External links:* *...

 and 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....

 in the Mid West region of Western Australia.

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...

 was discovered in the area by H Reed in 1899-1900 and a nearby well, Reedy's Well, was named after him. The well appeared on maps of the area in 1908 as a known water source.
Further gold discoveries were made in the 1930s and sveral mines were developed. By 1933 the Cue-Day Dawn

Day Dawn, Western Australia

Day Dawn was a significant mining town and mine in the Mid West/upper Murchison region of Western Australia just south of Cue in the late nineteenth century...

road board petitioned for a townsite to be surveyed and declared.
Suggestions for the name of the town included Triton, Mathers and Reedy.
The town was gazetted in 1934.