Dundas is the name of an abandoned town in the Goldfields-Esperance Region of

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. The town is located about south of Norseman. Dundas was the location of an early gold find in the region in 1894. The town was gazetted on 22 May 1895 and derives its name from the Dundas Hills which, in turn, were named after

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James Whitley Deans Dundas Admiral Sir James Whitley Deans Dundas GCB (4 December 1785 – 3 October 1862) was a Royal Navy officer. He took part in the Napoleonic Wars, first as a junior officer when he took part in the Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland in Autumn 1799 and ...

of the Royal Navy ship in 1848. The population of the town was 99 (71 males and 28 females) in 1898. Further gold finds north of Dundas led to the establishment of Norseman, which, being the richer find, rapidly outgrew the former.History

Shire of Dundas The Shire of Dundas is a local government area in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. The shire covers an area of and its seat of government is the town of Norseman. Its territory lies between Norseman and the border with S ...

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