Horseshoe is an
abandoned
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town in Western Australia located in the
Murchison goldfields within the
Mid West
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region of
Western Australia
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situated between
Meekatharra and
Newman. The town is adjacent to the
Peak Hill goldfields.
History
Gold
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was discovered in the immediate area in 1897 and the government had an area thought to be suitable for a townsite surveyed in 1898. The area proved to not be satisfactory to the locals who wanted another area to be used. The new area was surveyed and the town was gazetted in 1901.
The population of the town was 60 (60 males and no females) in 1898.
The town was often known as Horseshoe Bend as a result of one of the original leases in the area was the shape of a horseshoe. It was also commonly known as The Shoe.
The townsite is one of many ghost towns in the area; others include:
Peak Hill,
Gabanintha
Gabanintha is a ghost town located in the Mid West region of Western Australia approximately 40 km south east of Meekatharra on the Meekatharra-Sandstone road. The town is situated within the Murchison goldfields.
The name of the town i ...
,
Abbotts and Garden Gully.
References
Ghost towns in the Mid West of Western Australia
Shire of Meekatharra
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