Mertondale, Western Australia
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mertondale-western-australia-256-10843754
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Mertondale, Western Australia
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Mertondale is an abandoned town located between Leonora and Laverton in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. A prospector named Fred Merton discovered gold in the area in 1898 and the claim turned out to be an exceedingly rich find. The mining warden suggested that a townsite should be declared in 1899, and it was gazetted later the same year. Merton's lease, named Merton's Reward or Merton's Find, was the main mine in the town. Merton himself suggested the name Mertondale. The
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Abandoned town in Western Australia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mertondale,_Western_Australia
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2022-08-18T13:12:18Z
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