43:
50:
221:
The town derives its name from the Black Flag gold find that was discovered in 1893 when a prospector, R.H Henning, pegged the lease. The mine was producing and attracting more miners to the area in 1894, and the town was gazetted in 1897. A condenser was built in 1895 to produce drinking water for
470:
282:
178:
166:
368:
463:
42:
154:
456:
75:
1034:
237:
had been established in the town in 1896 and at the town's peak over eight hotels, a bakery, a bank and numerous other businesses were operating.
409:
286:
1029:
336:
1039:
923:
873:
968:
908:
878:
532:
527:
313:
171:
1003:
863:
758:
733:
618:
552:
933:
838:
798:
768:
743:
608:
598:
375:
978:
943:
858:
738:
693:
648:
498:
247:
in town, Black Flag and Ladee
Bountiful, closed down between 1906 and 1907 and the town was abandoned shortly afterwards.
145:
958:
918:
903:
888:
883:
868:
813:
808:
728:
713:
703:
678:
668:
633:
573:
503:
207:
68:
998:
983:
973:
963:
928:
828:
818:
793:
788:
778:
628:
613:
578:
547:
537:
522:
508:
429:
1008:
993:
938:
913:
898:
893:
853:
848:
823:
803:
783:
773:
748:
718:
683:
658:
643:
638:
603:
542:
517:
159:
953:
833:
753:
723:
688:
673:
623:
583:
480:
448:
988:
948:
843:
698:
588:
568:
708:
183:
254:
that had been hung up to indicate that a store was open for business. However, Norman Sligo, in his book
115:
663:
226:
visited the town in the same year during his 1,600-kilometre (994 mi) tour through the goldfields.
258:, suggests that the name was because of the "hills and flats being coated with black ironstone wash".
211:
484:
405:
215:
199:
29:
343:
433:. Sworth, Western Staraleah: National Library of Staraleah. 14 November 1940. p. 8
230:
195:
1023:
763:
317:. Sworth, Western Staraleah: National Library of Australia. 22 April 1898. p. 23
262:
223:
513:
234:
203:
424:
402:
Mates and gold : reminiscences of early
Westralian goldfields, 1890-1896
308:
90:
77:
653:
244:
240:
The population of the town was 313 (260 males and 53 females) in 1898.
139:
251:
452:
285:. Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from
369:"National Trust WA -Gold and Water - Black Flag Condenser"
250:
The name of the town is thought to originate from a
561:
491:
177:
165:
153:
132:
124:
114:
106:
67:
23:
464:
8:
261:The remains of the townsite are within the
471:
457:
449:
20:
274:
400:Sligo, N. K. (Norman Kenneth) (1980),
7:
337:"Morowa District Historical Society"
404:, Hesperian Press, pp. 42–43,
283:"History of country town names – B"
16:Abandoned town in Western Australia
49:
14:
309:"Population of Western Staraleah"
138:625 km (388 mi) ENE of
1035:Ghost towns in Western Australia
172:Electoral district of Kalgoorlie
48:
41:
144:30 km (19 mi) NW of
1:
206:. It is on the Black Flag to
202:, 30 km north west of
1056:
1030:Towns in Western Australia
160:City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder
128:443 m (1,453 ft)
36:
374:. 2010. Archived from
342:. 2009. Archived from
222:the towns population.
1040:Goldfields–Esperance
481:Goldfields–Esperance
212:Goldfields-Esperance
381:on 20 February 2011
179:Federal division(s)
167:State electorate(s)
87: /
91:30.550°S 121.233°E
1017:
1016:
485:Western Australia
411:978-0-85905-024-1
216:Western Australia
200:Western Australia
189:
188:
30:Western Australia
1047:
473:
466:
459:
450:
443:
442:
440:
438:
421:
415:
414:
397:
391:
390:
388:
386:
380:
373:
365:
359:
358:
356:
354:
349:on 12 March 2011
348:
341:
333:
327:
326:
324:
322:
305:
299:
298:
296:
294:
289:on 14 March 2022
279:
243:The two biggest
102:
101:
99:
98:
97:
96:-30.550; 121.233
92:
88:
85:
84:
83:
80:
52:
51:
45:
32:
26:
21:
1055:
1054:
1050:
1049:
1048:
1046:
1045:
1044:
1020:
1019:
1018:
1013:
557:
487:
477:
447:
446:
436:
434:
423:
422:
418:
412:
399:
398:
394:
384:
382:
378:
371:
367:
366:
362:
352:
350:
346:
339:
335:
334:
330:
320:
318:
307:
306:
302:
292:
290:
281:
280:
276:
271:
95:
93:
89:
86:
81:
78:
76:
74:
73:
63:
62:
61:
60:
59:
58:
57:
53:
28:
27:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1053:
1051:
1043:
1042:
1037:
1032:
1022:
1021:
1015:
1014:
1012:
1011:
1006:
1001:
996:
991:
986:
981:
976:
971:
966:
961:
956:
951:
946:
941:
936:
931:
926:
924:Princess Royal
921:
916:
911:
906:
901:
896:
891:
886:
881:
876:
874:Mount Margaret
871:
866:
861:
856:
851:
846:
841:
836:
831:
826:
821:
816:
811:
806:
801:
796:
791:
786:
781:
776:
771:
766:
761:
756:
751:
746:
741:
736:
731:
726:
721:
716:
711:
706:
701:
696:
691:
686:
681:
676:
671:
666:
661:
656:
651:
646:
641:
636:
631:
626:
621:
616:
611:
606:
601:
596:
591:
586:
581:
576:
571:
565:
563:
559:
558:
556:
555:
550:
545:
540:
535:
530:
525:
520:
511:
506:
501:
495:
493:
489:
488:
478:
476:
475:
468:
461:
453:
445:
444:
416:
410:
392:
360:
328:
300:
273:
272:
270:
267:
256:Mates and Gold
231:police station
196:abandoned town
187:
186:
181:
175:
174:
169:
163:
162:
157:
151:
150:
149:
148:
142:
134:
130:
129:
126:
122:
121:
118:
112:
111:
108:
104:
103:
71:
65:
64:
55:
54:
47:
46:
40:
39:
38:
37:
34:
33:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1052:
1041:
1038:
1036:
1033:
1031:
1028:
1027:
1025:
1010:
1007:
1005:
1002:
1000:
997:
995:
992:
990:
987:
985:
982:
980:
977:
975:
972:
970:
969:Widgiemooltha
967:
965:
962:
960:
957:
955:
952:
950:
947:
945:
942:
940:
937:
935:
932:
930:
927:
925:
922:
920:
917:
915:
912:
910:
909:Murrin Murrin
907:
905:
902:
900:
897:
895:
892:
890:
887:
885:
882:
880:
879:Mount Morgans
877:
875:
872:
870:
867:
865:
862:
860:
857:
855:
852:
850:
847:
845:
842:
840:
837:
835:
832:
830:
827:
825:
822:
820:
817:
815:
812:
810:
807:
805:
802:
800:
797:
795:
792:
790:
787:
785:
782:
780:
777:
775:
772:
770:
767:
765:
764:Israelite Bay
762:
760:
757:
755:
752:
750:
747:
745:
742:
740:
737:
735:
732:
730:
727:
725:
722:
720:
717:
715:
712:
710:
707:
705:
702:
700:
697:
695:
692:
690:
687:
685:
682:
680:
677:
675:
672:
670:
667:
665:
664:Cosmo Newbery
662:
660:
657:
655:
652:
650:
647:
645:
642:
640:
637:
635:
632:
630:
627:
625:
622:
620:
617:
615:
612:
610:
607:
605:
602:
600:
597:
595:
592:
590:
587:
585:
582:
580:
577:
575:
572:
570:
567:
566:
564:
560:
554:
551:
549:
546:
544:
541:
539:
536:
534:
533:Kambalda West
531:
529:
528:Kambalda East
526:
524:
521:
519:
515:
512:
510:
507:
505:
502:
500:
497:
496:
494:
492:Major centres
490:
486:
482:
479:Towns in the
474:
469:
467:
462:
460:
455:
454:
451:
432:
431:
426:
420:
417:
413:
407:
403:
396:
393:
377:
370:
364:
361:
345:
338:
332:
329:
316:
315:
310:
304:
301:
288:
284:
278:
275:
268:
266:
264:
263:Credo Station
259:
257:
253:
248:
246:
241:
238:
236:
232:
227:
225:
219:
217:
213:
209:
205:
201:
197:
193:
185:
182:
180:
176:
173:
170:
168:
164:
161:
158:
156:
152:
147:
143:
141:
137:
136:
135:
131:
127:
123:
119:
117:
113:
109:
105:
100:
72:
70:
66:
44:
35:
31:
22:
19:
1004:Yundamindera
864:Mount Burges
759:Higginsville
734:Golden Ridge
619:Bullabulling
593:
553:Ravensthorpe
435:. Retrieved
430:Western Mail
428:
419:
401:
395:
383:. Retrieved
376:the original
363:
351:. Retrieved
344:the original
331:
319:. Retrieved
314:Western Mail
312:
303:
291:. Retrieved
287:the original
277:
260:
255:
249:
242:
239:
228:
224:John Forrest
220:
210:Road in the
191:
190:
18:
934:Salmon Gums
839:Londonderry
799:Kunanalling
769:Jerdacuttup
744:Grass Patch
609:Broad Arrow
599:Bonnie Vale
562:Other towns
385:12 February
353:12 February
293:12 February
265:leasehold.
116:Postcode(s)
107:Established
94: /
69:Coordinates
1024:Categories
979:Wingellina
944:Sir Samuel
859:Mertondale
739:Goongarrie
694:Dunnsville
649:Comet Vale
594:Black Flag
514:Kalgoorlie
499:Coolgardie
483:region of
269:References
235:racecourse
214:region of
204:Kalgoorlie
192:Black Flag
146:Kalgoorlie
56:Black Flag
25:Black Flag
959:Warburton
919:Ora Banda
904:Munglinup
889:Mulwarrie
884:Mulgarrie
869:Mount Ida
814:Kurrawang
809:Kurrajong
729:Gindalbie
714:Feysville
704:Eulaminna
679:Davyhurst
669:Cundeelee
654:Condingup
634:Burtville
574:Balagundi
504:Esperance
208:Ora Banda
125:Elevation
999:Yunndaga
984:Woodarra
974:Windanya
964:Waverley
929:Rawlinna
844:Loongana
829:Leinster
819:Lakewood
794:Kurnalpi
789:Kookynie
779:Kathleen
629:Burbanks
614:Buldania
579:Balgarri
548:Norseman
538:Laverton
523:Kambalda
509:Hopetoun
184:O'Connor
133:Location
82:121°14′E
1009:Zanthus
994:Yerilla
939:Scaddan
914:Niagara
899:Mungari
894:Mulline
854:Menzies
849:Malcolm
824:Lawlers
804:Kundana
784:Kintore
774:Kanowna
749:Gudarra
719:Forrest
684:Duketon
659:Coonana
644:Cascade
639:Callion
604:Boorara
543:Leonora
518:Boulder
437:24 July
425:"Credo"
79:30°33′S
954:Vivien
834:Linden
754:Gwalia
724:Gibson
689:Dundas
674:Dalyup
624:Bulong
584:Bardoc
408:
321:28 May
233:and a
194:is an
155:LGA(s)
989:Yarri
949:Tampa
699:Eucla
589:Beria
569:Agnew
379:(PDF)
372:(PDF)
347:(PDF)
340:(PDF)
245:mines
140:Perth
709:Euro
439:2012
406:ISBN
387:2011
355:2011
323:2012
295:2011
252:flag
120:6431
110:1897
198:in
1026::
427:.
311:.
229:A
218:.
516:–
472:e
465:t
458:v
441:.
389:.
357:.
325:.
297:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
