Burbanks, Western Australia

Abandoned town in Western Australia

31°02′02″S 121°08′06″E / 31.034°S 121.135°E / -31.034; 121.135Established1897Postcode(s)6429Elevation408 m (1,339 ft)Location

567 km (352 mi) ENE of Perth
9 km (6 mi) south of Coolgardie

LGA(s)Shire of CoolgardieState electorate(s)Eyre Federal division(s)O'Connor

Burbanks is an abandoned town in Western Australia located between Coolgardie and Londonderry in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia.

In 1894 gold was discovered in the area and the townsite was gazetted in 1897.^[1] The following year the population of the town was 390 (350 males and 40 females).^[2]

The town was named after the prospector, John Burbanks in 1893,^[3] who along with his partner Sheldon, first discovered gold in the area. The find was named the Birthday Gift and a company was swiftly formed which bought a sixty head battery.^[4]

The Burbanks Gold Mine continues to operate near the old town site.

References

^ "History of country town names – B". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
^ "Population of Western Australia". Western Mail (Perth, WA : 1885 - 1954). Perth, WA: National Library of Australia. 22 April 1898. p. 23. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
^ "The West Australian". 16 July 1932. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
^ "Morowa Historical Society - Ghost Towns in WA" (PDF). 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2011.