Feysville is an abandoned town in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. It is situated between Kalgoorlie and Kambalda just off the Goldfields Highway.
| Feysville Western Australia | |
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  Feysville | |
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| Coordinates | 30°57′18″S 121°36′14″E / 30.955°S 121.604°E |
| Population | 8 (SAL 2021)[1] |
| Established | 1898 |
| Postcode(s) | 6431 |
| Elevation | 359 m (1,178 ft) |
| Area | 945 km2 (365 sq mi) |
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder |
| State electorate(s) | Electoral district of Kalgoorlie |
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor |
Alluvial gold was found in the area in 1895 by the prospector Dennis O'Callaghan, which sparked a gold rush on the Hampton Plains Estate lease. Another prospector and field manager, Captain Henry Fey, established the Feysville mine in 1896, and by 1897 the local progress association began to campaign for the town to be declared.
In the same year the town had a debating club and a cricket team and the first hotel was constructed in the town. The town was gazetted on 30 June 1898.[2][3] The population of the town was 97 (90 males and 7 females) in 1898.[4]
Land was set aside in 1919 for the development of a police station and court house but neither were ever built.[5]
The locality was the terminus of the railway line from Lakeside to White Hope.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Feysville (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "History of country town names – F". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
- ^ Western Australian Government Gazette, file 7523/97, 30 June 1898, p.1983.
- ^ "Population of Western Australia". Western Mail. Perth, Western Australia: National Library of Australia. 22 April 1898. p. 23. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
- ^ "Morowa District Historical Society" (PDF). 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
- ^ "Railway map of Western Australia 1928". Trove. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Back along the line: An historical gazetteer of railway stations, sidings and related facilities along Western Australian railway lines" (PDF). www.geoproject.com.au. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
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