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[edit]

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 in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia

Major centres|

* Coolgardie
* Esperance
* Hopetoun
* Kalgoorlie–Boulder
* Kambalda
* Kambalda East
* Kambalda West
* Laverton
* Leonora
* Norseman
* Ravensthorpe

Other towns|

* Agnew
* Balagundi
* Balgarri
* Bardoc
* Beria
* Black Flag
* Bonnie Vale
* Boorara
* Broad Arrow
* Buldania
* Bullabulling
* Bulong
* Burbanks
* Burtville
* Callion
* Cascade
* Comet Vale
* Condingup
* Coonana
* Cosmo Newbery
* Cundeelee
* Dalyup
* Davyhurst
* Duketon
* Dundas
* Dunnsville
* Eucla
* Eulaminna
* Euro
* Feysville
* Forrest
* Gibson
* Gindalbie
* Golden Ridge
* Goongarrie
* Grass Patch
* Gudarra
* Gwalia
* Higginsville
* Israelite Bay
* Jerdacuttup
* Kanowna
* Kathleen
* Kintore
* Kookynie
* Kurnalpi
* Kunanalling
* Kundana
* Kurrajong
* Kurrawang
* Lakewood
* Lawlers
* Leinster
* Linden
* Londonderry
* Loongana
* Malcolm
* Menzies
* Mertondale
* Mount Burges
* Mount Ida
* Mount Margaret
* Mount Morgans
* Mulgarrie
* Mulwarrie
* Mulline
* Mungari
* Munglinup
* Murrin Murrin
* Niagara
* Ora Banda
* Princess Royal
* Rawlinna
* Salmon Gums
* Scaddan
* Sir Samuel
* Tampa
* Vivien
* Warburton
* Waverley
* Widgiemooltha
* Windanya
* Wingellina
* Woodarra
* Yarri
* Yerilla
* Yunndaga
* Yundamindera
* Zanthus

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