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One of the most successful mines was
Craiggiemore, and by 1897 a residential and business area known as British Flag had sprung up on the west side of the mine. In March 1898 a townsite was approved as Laverton, in honour of Laver. In 1899, the residents sought to have a townsite surveyed, but by
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descent. The area is semi-arid, with a mean annual rainfall of 233 millimetres (9.2 in). It is also quite warm, with mean daily maximum temperatures ranging from 17 °C (62 °F) in July to 36 °C (97 °F) in
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Craiggiemore location had become unsuitable, so a new site was chosen about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north of the original lots. The new site was surveyed in July 1899 and the town of Laverton gazetted in July 1900.
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Shirley discovered nickel-bearing rocks at Windarra, 24 kilometres (15 mi) northwest of Laverton. In 1969 Poseidon began drilling Windarra. In September rumours of a nickel strike prompted the
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1074:. Perth,WA. 15 August 1898. p. 3
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1416:Bonnie Vale
1379:Other towns
1181:28 February
1028:20 December
423:pastoralism
399:Gold Fields
343:branch line
308:Outback Way
135:Postcode(s)
126:Established
98: /
86:122°24′11″E
73:Coordinates
1841:Categories
1796:Wingellina
1761:Sir Samuel
1676:Mertondale
1556:Goongarrie
1511:Dunnsville
1466:Comet Vale
1411:Black Flag
1331:Kalgoorlie
1316:Coolgardie
1300:region of
1254:15 October
1078:26 January
1050:20 October
923:References
401:, and the
354:prospector
332:Frank Hann
300:Aboriginal
275:region of
273:Goldfields
199:Kalgoorlie
111:Population
83:28°37′40″S
1776:Warburton
1736:Ora Banda
1721:Munglinup
1706:Mulwarrie
1701:Mulgarrie
1686:Mount Ida
1631:Kurrawang
1626:Kurrajong
1546:Gindalbie
1531:Feysville
1521:Eulaminna
1496:Davyhurst
1486:Cundeelee
1471:Condingup
1451:Burtville
1391:Balagundi
1321:Esperance
1232:20 August
1206:29 August
1155:29 August
1129:13 August
1002:29 August
903:Source:
417:laterite
248:232.5 mm
144:Elevation
1816:Yunndaga
1801:Woodarra
1791:Windanya
1781:Waverley
1746:Rawlinna
1661:Loongana
1646:Leinster
1636:Lakewood
1611:Kurnalpi
1606:Kookynie
1596:Kathleen
1446:Burbanks
1431:Buldania
1396:Balgarri
1365:Norseman
1355:Laverton
1340:Kambalda
1326:Hopetoun
911:See also
785:Average
570:(118.0)
565:(118.0)
560:(111.9)
555:(105.4)
525:(107.1)
520:(113.4)
515:(116.1)
510:(118.0)
411:open pit
265:Laverton
243:13.2 °C
238:27.3 °C
211:O'Connor
160:Location
56:Laverton
25:Laverton
1826:Zanthus
1811:Yerilla
1756:Scaddan
1731:Niagara
1716:Mungari
1711:Mulline
1671:Menzies
1666:Malcolm
1641:Lawlers
1621:Kundana
1601:Kintore
1591:Kanowna
1566:Gudarra
1536:Forrest
1501:Duketon
1476:Coonana
1461:Cascade
1456:Callion
1421:Boorara
1360:Leonora
1335:Boulder
1104:2 March
980:2 March
854:(9.27)
849:(0.66)
844:(0.47)
839:(0.36)
834:(0.35)
829:(0.63)
824:(0.75)
819:(0.99)
814:(0.95)
809:(0.81)
804:(1.12)
799:(1.22)
794:(0.94)
780:(27.0)
775:(49.1)
770:(39.2)
765:(38.5)
760:(35.2)
755:(32.5)
750:(28.9)
745:(27.0)
740:(33.3)
735:(37.6)
730:(47.1)
725:(51.1)
720:(54.7)
710:(57.0)
705:(68.0)
700:(62.6)
695:(56.5)
690:(50.0)
685:(44.4)
680:(43.0)
675:(45.1)
670:(50.4)
665:(58.6)
660:(65.5)
655:(69.6)
650:(71.1)
640:(82.2)
635:(95.5)
630:(90.0)
625:(83.8)
620:(76.6)
615:(69.1)
610:(65.3)
605:(66.2)
600:(73.0)
595:(82.2)
590:(90.9)
585:(95.5)
580:(98.8)
550:(99.9)
545:(91.4)
540:(84.0)
535:(86.4)
530:(96.1)
441:Climate
409:. Both
379:Leonora
345:of the
318:History
293:Leonora
173:Leonora
1771:Vivien
1651:Linden
1571:Gwalia
1541:Gibson
1506:Dundas
1491:Dalyup
1441:Bulong
1401:Bardoc
1202:. 2004
1046:. 2020
998:. 2008
949:
461:Month
419:nickel
387:mining
312:Winton
250:9.2 in
182:LGA(s)
1806:Yarri
1766:Tampa
1516:Eucla
1406:Beria
1386:Agnew
1200:(PDF)
1124:Trove
898:43.9
852:235.4
500:Year
289:Perth
245:56 °F
240:81 °F
167:Perth
114:407 (
1526:Euro
1256:2011
1234:2020
1208:2008
1183:2016
1157:2008
1131:2024
1106:2016
1080:2016
1052:2020
1030:2016
1004:2008
982:2016
895:3.1
892:2.8
889:2.4
886:2.6
883:4.0
880:5.2
877:5.4
874:4.3
871:3.5
868:3.8
865:3.6
862:3.2
847:16.7
842:12.0
827:16.1
822:19.0
817:25.1
812:24.1
807:20.6
802:28.5
797:31.0
792:24.0
778:−2.8
748:−1.7
743:−2.8
723:10.6
718:12.6
708:13.9
703:20.0
698:17.0
693:13.6
688:10.0
668:10.2
663:14.8
658:18.6
653:20.9
648:21.7
638:27.9
633:35.3
628:32.2
623:28.8
618:24.8
613:20.6
608:18.5
603:19.0
598:22.8
593:27.9
588:32.7
583:35.3
578:37.1
568:47.8
563:47.8
558:44.4
553:40.8
548:37.7
543:33.0
538:28.9
533:30.2
528:35.6
523:41.7
518:45.2
513:46.7
508:47.8
497:Dec
494:Nov
491:Oct
488:Sep
485:Aug
482:Jul
479:Jun
476:May
473:Apr
470:Mar
467:Feb
464:Jan
391:gold
330:and
152:Area
139:6440
129:1898
119:2021
837:9.1
832:8.9
773:9.5
768:4.0
763:3.6
758:1.8
753:0.3
738:0.7
733:3.1
728:8.4
683:6.9
678:6.1
673:7.3
116:UCL
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