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Goongarrie - WA

Goongarrie

Village

Position

DEG: -30.04344 121.161034

DMS: 30º 02' 36.38" S 121º 09' 39.72" E

UTM: 51 J 6674976mN 322698mE

Altitude: 392.04m

Place Type

Population - Village

Location

548.52kms East of Perth - Driving 682 km (7 hours 28 mins)

Address & Contact

Goldfields Hwy
Kanowna WA 6431

Phone: N/A

Email: N/A

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Information

Gold was found in Goongarrie in May 1893 by Billy Frost and Jack Bennett. The site was the first important gold discovery after Coolgardie (before Kalgoorlie). Orginigally known as the Roaring Gimlet of the Ninety Mile (its distance from Coolgardie), this once prosperous town boasted a post and telegraph office, 2 hotels and several shops which did a good trade as a stopover for the daily coach from Coolgardie to Menzies. Both the failure of the local mine and the coming of the railway put an end to the town's prosperity.

PlaceID	61549

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TrekNotes Near This Place (1)

Bullfinch to Goongarrie Station

Nearby Places (3)

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Kalgoorlie-Boulder at 28/02:30am WST

Distance from Goongarrie 87km S

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
8.3°C	4.8°C	92%	7.1°C	1028.3hPa	0.0mm	S	15km/hr 8knots	22km/hr 12knots

Closest Climatic Station

Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport

Distance from Goongarrie 87km S

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	33.7	32.1	29.5	25.2	20.7	17.5	16.7	18.6	22.2	25.8	29.0	32.0
Mean Min. °C	18.3	17.8	16.0	12.6	8.7	6.2	5.0	5.6	8.0	11.1	14.1	16.6
Mean Rain mm	24.1	31.3	26.0	20.6	26.2	28.3	25.0	21.0	14.1	15.3	18.0	16.3