Higginsville is a town in the
Goldfields-Esperance Region of
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
.
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Landgate
The Western Australian Land Information Authority operates under the business name of Landgate.
Formerly known as the Department of Land Information (DLI), the Department of Land Administration (DOLA) and the Department of Lands and Surveys ( ...
website, accessed: 25 January 2010 According to the
2016 census, Higginsville had a population of 66.
The town was gazetted in 1907 and is believed to have been named after the prospector Patrick Justice Higgins.
The town is located on the
Esperance Branch Railway, west of
Lake Cowan. The currently active
Higginsville Gold Mine
The Higginsville Gold Mine is a gold mine located near Higginsville, 45 km north of Norseman, Western Australia.
The mine has been owned and operated by Karora Resources since 2019 and is one of two mines operated by the company in Wester ...
is located nearby.
See also
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Higginsville Gold Mine
The Higginsville Gold Mine is a gold mine located near Higginsville, 45 km north of Norseman, Western Australia.
The mine has been owned and operated by Karora Resources since 2019 and is one of two mines operated by the company in Wester ...
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Ghost towns in Western Australia
Mining towns in Western Australia
Goldfields-Esperance