And All So Far From Home....

Goongarrie
Western Australia

The Goongarrie area was first prospected, before Hannans was discovered, by Pickersgill, Frost and Cahill in 1893.  It was first known as The Roaring Gimlet and afterwards when it was at its most prosperous, The Ninety-Mile.

Latitude : 30 03 S Longitude : 121 09 E

Goongarrie is an abandoned eastern goldfields townsite, located about 85 km north north west of Kalgoorlie. When it was proposed to establish a townsite here in 1894 the area was known as the 90 Mile Camp on account of its estimated distance from Coolgardie. Being located near Lake Goongarrie, the name Goongarrie was chosen for the townsite when it was gazetted in 1895. The meaning of this Aboriginal word is not known.

Goongarrie Hotel 1896

Goongarrie Cemetery

Goongarrie Postal Directory 1921

Goongarrie 1904 Electoral Roll