Mount Ida, Western Australia

Abandoned town in Western Australia

Mount Ida
Western Australia

Mount Ida

Coordinates| 29°02′56″S 120°29′38″E﻿ / ﻿29.049°S 120.494°E﻿ / -29.049; 120.494
Established| 1898
Postcode(s)| 6436
Location|

* 832 km (517 mi) ENE of Perth
* 100 km (62 mi) ESE of Leonora

LGA(s)| Shire of Menzies
State electorate(s)| Kalgoorlie
Federal division(s)| O'Connor

Mount Ida is an abandoned town located in the Goldfields-Esperance region in Western Australia. It is found between Mount Magnet and Leonora

Named after a geographical feature situated about 21 km south of the town which was named by the explorer John Forrest while on expedition in the area in 1869. It is thought to be named after a lady friend of Forrest.[1] Gold was later discovered in the area in the 1895 resulting in a gold rush and by 1896 the town boasted a population of 200. The area warden lobbied for a town to be declared later the same year and it was eventually gazetted in 1898. The Mount Ida hotel was constructed in 1908. A progress committee to represent the town was formed in 1910.[2]

## References

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1. ^ "History of country town names – M". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
2. ^ "Morawa District Historical society" (PDF). 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2011.

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Towns and localities in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia

City of Kalgoorlie–Boulder|

| Kalgoorlie-Boulder urban area|

* Boulder
* Broadwood
* Hannans
* Kalgoorlie
* Karlkurla
* Lamington
* Mullingar
* Parkeston
* Piccadilly
* Somerville
* South Boulder
* South Kalgoorlie
* Victory Heights
* West Kalgoorlie
* West Lamington
* Williamstown

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Outside Kalgoorlie-Boulder|

* Balagundi
* Balgarri
* Bardoc
* Black Flag
* Boorara
* Broad Arrow
* Bulong
* Coonana
* Cundeelee
* Feysville
* Forrest
* Gindalbie
* Golden Ridge
* Gudarra
* Kanowna
* Kurnalpi
* Lakewood
* Loongana
* Mulgarrie
* Ora Banda
* Rawlinna
* Waverley
* Windanya
* Zanthus

Shire of Coolgardie|

* Bonnie Vale
* Boorabbin
* Bullabulling
* Burbanks
* Coolgardie
* Dunnsville
* Higginsville
* Kambalda
* Kambalda East
* Kambalda West
* Kintore
* Kunanalling
* Kundana
* Kurrawang
* Londonderry
* Mount Burges
* Mungari
* Widgiemooltha

Shire of Dundas|

* Balladonia
* Buldania
* Caiguna
* Cocklebiddy
* Dundas
* Eucla
* Iragul
* Madura
* Mundrabilla
* Norseman
* Princess Royal

Shire of Esperance|

* Bandy Creek
* Beaumont
* Buraminya
* Cascade
* Castletown
* Chadwick
* Condingup
* Coomalbidgup
* Dalyup
* Dowak
* Esperance
* Esperance (suburb)
* Gibson
* Grass Patch
* Howick
* Israelite Bay
* Merivale
* Monjingup
* Mount Ney
* Myrup
* Neridup
* Nulsen
* Pink Lake
* Red Lake
* Salmon Gums
* Scaddan
* Shark Lake
* Sinclair
* Truslove
* West Beach
* Wharton
* Windabout
* Wittenoom Hills

Shire of Laverton|

* Beria
* Burtville
* Cosmo Newbery
* Duketon
* Euro
* Ilkurlka
* Laverton
* Mount Margaret (Community)
* Mount Morgans
* Mulga Queen

Shire of Leonora|

* Agnew
* Eulaminna
* Gwalia
* Kathleen
* Kurrajong
* Lawlers
* Leinster
* Leonora
* Malcolm
* Mertondale
* Murrin Murrin
* Sir Samuel
* Vivien
* Woodarra
* Yundamindera

Shire of Menzies|

* Callion
* Comet Vale
* Davyhurst
* Goongarrie
* Kookynie
* Linden
* Menzies
* Mount Ida
* Mulline
* Mulwarrie
* Niagara
* Tampa
* Tjuntjuntjara
* Yarri
* Yerilla
* Yunndaga

Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku|

* Irrunytju/Wingellina
* Mantamaru
* Ngaanyatjarra-Giles
* Papulankutja
* Patjarr
* Tjirrkarli
* Tjukayirla
* Tjukurla
* Wanarn
* Warakurna
* Warburton

Shire of Ravensthorpe|

* Desmond
* Fitzgerald
* Hopetoun
* Jerdacuttup
* Kundip
* Munglinup
* Ravensthorpe
* West River

Shire of Wiluna|

* Bondini
* Kutkabubba
* Little Sandy Desert
* Wiluna

* Places in bold are the council seat for the local government area
* Places in italics are either former settlements or settlements that do not have an official postcode

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