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Yarri is an
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town located in the
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region in
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. It is located between
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and Laverton in the
Shire of Menzies The Shire of Menzies is a local government area in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia located to the north of Kalgoorlie. It covers an area of , and its seat of government is the town of Menzies. History The Shire of Menzie ...
.
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was discovered in the area in 1902 with the locality being known initially as New Edjudina. The townsite was surveyed following a request from the Mines Department and the surveyor suggested the name of Yarrie. The town was gazetted in 1903, but no lots were sold so it was cancelled in 1904. A new townsite was surveyed and gazetted in 1908. A State battery existed in the town in 1905 and treated parcels from many of the surrounding mines including Great Banjo, Wallaby Central, Sunday Gift and Holy Moses. The battery was closed in 1931. The name Yarri or ''Yarrie'' is the Aboriginal name of the area but its meaning is not known.


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