Mount Morgans

Australia / Western Australia / Kalgoorlie-Boulder /
 abandoned / shut down, ghost town
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The townsite was gazetted in 1899 and was named after Morgans who later became the member for Coolgardie and later the Premier of Western Australia in 1901, a position he held for less than a year. A police station was established in 1899 and in 1900 the town was incorporated and by 1903 the population had reached 1,250 with over 500 buildings situated in the town. The town boasted six hotels, a hospital, a workers hall, two general stores and two chemists. The police station closed in 1928 then reopened in 1935 then closed again for the final time in 1937. The town was in deep decline in 1937 with a visiting police commissioner announcing the town was dead in July of the same year.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Morgans,_Western_Australia
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Coordinates:   28°46'38"S   122°2'38"E
This article was last modified 9 years ago