A goldfields town near Leinster, Agnew was declared a townsite in 1936. It is named after a miner, Mr John A Agnew of Bewick, Moreing & Co., a local mining firm.
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Books of interest................
"Agnew" by Alex Palmer
Agnew District history,
photos and indexed
Published by Hesperian Press 2000
ISBN 085905 267 2