And All So Far From Home....

Comet Vale
Western Australia

Happy Jack Gold Mine.

Comet Vale is an abandoned goldfields mining town, situated about 30 kilometres south of Menzies. It is named after a comet, visible at the time gold was discovered in the area, and in 1895 had a population of 500. It was gazetted a townsite in 1916.

Comet Vale Cemetery

Comet Vale Postal Directory 1921

Comet Vale 1904 Electoral Roll