Kunanalling is an
abandoned town in
Western Australia
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located between
Coolgardie and
Balgarri along the Coolgardie North Road in the
Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. It is located in the
Shire of Coolgardie
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.
In 1895
gold
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was discovered in the area by
prospector
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s and it was initially known as 25 mile, its distance from Coolgardie. The goldfields warden recommended that a townsite be declared in the same area. The town was also called Connanalling but the spelling was changed by the
Lands Department
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when the town was gazetted in 1896. By early 1898 the town had a population of 360 people, and later grew to approximately 800 people.
The ruins of a hotel and three
chimneys still remain in the old townsite.
References
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Shire of Coolgardie
Ghost towns in Western Australia