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Early exploration at the site occurred in the 1890s, when gold was discovered by
William John Wilson in 1892. The townsite was gazetted in 1897, and the field has had varied fortunes even in early years. Before 1913, the mine produced some 270,000 ounces (7.7 metric tons) of gold. Peak Hill was also
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407:(1970) The biography of William John Wilson : discoverer of the Peak Hill Goldfields, Western Australia; and, Early history of Peak Hill / compiled by ... Freda and ... Arnold Armstrong and ... Laurence Wilson.
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Alfred Walker, the proprietor of the Peak Hill
General Store until 1954, was the last full-time resident of Peak Hill. He retired to his daughter's farm at Peppermint Grove, south of Capel.
398:. Stewart (cycling through the district compiling a goldfields directory) reports on gold specimens from the Horseshoe and Peak Hill districts. West Australian, 23 November 1897, p.6
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In the adjacent region to the locality, there are considerable non-auriferous mineral deposits. Adjacent fields included the
Horseshoe field.
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Resources Gold Mine - description of mine opened July 1988 in Murchison
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304:"Peak Hill (WA) (suburb and locality)"
273:Meekatharra-Horseshoe Railway Act 1920
267:Meekatharra to Horseshoe railway line
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674:Cities, towns and localities in the
438:"History of country town names – P"
171:120 km (75 mi) north of
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512:"POPULATION OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA"
308:Australian Census 2021 QuickStats
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574:Government of Western Australia
300:Australian Bureau of Statistics
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225:, locality and the site of a
277:Mullewa–Meekatharra railway
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474:Armstrong, Freda. (1940s)
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261:Horseshoe mine and railway
147:608 m (1,995 ft)
570:www.legislation.wa.gov.au
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422:The Peak Hill Goldfields
283:went into receivership.
396:The Peak Hill Goldfield
333:Clarke, E. de C.(1913)
381:Montgomery, A. (1920)
95:25.63333°S 118.71667°E
394:Stewart, Duke (1897)
345:Heydon, P. R. (1991)
1367:Shire of Meekatharra
420:Reed, Frank. (1897)
187:Shire of Meekatharra
100:-25.63333; 118.71667
495:The Murchison Times
206:Federal division(s)
194:State electorate(s)
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1216:Pia Wadjari
1206:Paynesville
1201:Paynes Find
1186:Narra Tarra
1116:Lennonville
1001:Cape Burney
927:settlements
871:Strathalbyn
803:Bluff Point
747:Northampton
722:Meekatharra
596:"Peak Hill"
227:gold mining
173:Meekatharra
135:Postcode(s)
126:Established
98: /
86:118°43′00″E
73:Coordinates
1346:Categories
1311:Yandanooka
1306:Winchester
1286:Wandanooka
1276:Tuckanarra
1226:Pintharuka
1156:Mount Erin
1146:Minnenooka
1141:Merkanooka
1096:Koolanooka
1071:Howatharra
1041:Green Head
1036:Gabanintha
1021:East Bowes
956:Arrowsmith
891:Waggrakine
793:Beachlands
678:region of
411:typescript
287:References
230:ghost town
199:North West
111:Population
83:25°38′00″S
1301:Wicherina
1291:Warriedar
1271:Tenindewa
1246:Protheroe
1211:Peak Hill
1131:Marchagee
1086:Karalundi
1061:Horseshoe
1046:Greenough
976:Boogardie
911:Wonthella
901:Webberton
826:Glenfield
818:Geraldton
798:Beresford
782:Geraldton
757:Sandstone
752:Perenjori
714:Geraldton
463:Peak Hill
281:manganese
223:goldfield
219:Peak Hill
144:Elevation
56:Peak Hill
25:Peak Hill
1296:Whelarra
1281:Walkaway
1181:Naraling
1166:Nangetty
1126:Mainland
1101:Kumarina
1091:Kojarena
1081:Kalbarri
1066:Horrocks
1016:Day Dawn
966:Big Bell
906:West End
886:Utakarra
866:Spalding
861:Rangeway
856:Narngulu
821:(suburb)
808:Deepdale
727:Mingenew
694:Carnamah
676:Mid West
160:Location
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1231:Porlell
1196:Ogilvie
1191:Oakajee
1171:Nannine
1161:Mullewa
1051:Gunyidi
1026:Eneabba
986:Bowgada
936:Abbotts
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896:Wandina
846:Moresby
785:suburbs
709:Dongara
634:31 July
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313:28 June
232:in the
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1221:Pindar
1176:Nanson
1121:Lynton
1111:Leeman
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1076:Isseka
991:Bunjil
961:Austin
951:Arrino
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767:Wiluna
742:Nabawa
732:Morawa
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524:28 May
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182:LGA(s)
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1056:Gutha
1031:Eradu
1006:Caron
996:Canna
981:Bowes
971:Binnu
941:Ajana
167:Perth
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1136:Maya
946:Alma
841:Meru
636:2024
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582:2024
526:2012
497:and
450:2008
351:ISBN
315:2022
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