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Kunanalling is an abandoned town in
Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...
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 The Shire of Coolgardie is a Local government areas of Western Australia, local government area in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia, lying roughly west and south of the city of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Kalgoorlie. Th ...
. In 1895
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was discovered in the area by
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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
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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
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s still remain in the old townsite.


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