Higginsville, Western Australia
Town in Western Australia
31°45′00″S 121°43′00″E / 31.75000°S 121.71667°E / -31.75000; 121.71667- 750 km (466 mi) E of Perth
- 58 km (36 mi) N of Norseman
Higginsville is a town in the Goldfields-Esperance Region of Western Australia.[2] According to the 2016 census, Higginsville had a population of 66.
The town was gazetted in 1907 and is believed to have been named after the prospector Patrick Justice Higgins.[2]
The town is located on the Esperance Branch Railway, west of Lake Cowan. The currently active Higginsville Gold Mine is located nearby.
See also
- Higginsville Gold Mine
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Higginsville (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b History of country town names - H Archived 12 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine Landgate website, accessed: 25 January 2010
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Towns in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia
- Agnew
- Balagundi
- Balgarri
- Bardoc
- Beria
- Black Flag
- Bonnie Vale
- Boorara
- Broad Arrow
- Buldania
- Bullabulling
- Bulong
- Burbanks
- Burtville
- Callion
- Cascade
- Comet Vale
- Condingup
- Coonana
- Cosmo Newbery
- Cundeelee
- Dalyup
- Davyhurst
- Duketon
- Dundas
- Dunnsville
- Eucla
- Eulaminna
- Euro
- Feysville
- Forrest
- Gibson
- Gindalbie
- Golden Ridge
- Goongarrie
- Grass Patch
- Gudarra
- Gwalia
- Higginsville
- Israelite Bay
- Jerdacuttup
- Kanowna
- Kathleen
- Kintore
- Kookynie
- Kurnalpi
- Kunanalling
- Kundana
- Kurrajong
- Kurrawang
- Lakewood
- Lawlers
- Leinster
- Linden
- Londonderry
- Loongana
- Malcolm
- Menzies
- Mertondale
- Mount Burges
- Mount Ida
- Mount Margaret
- Mount Morgans
- Mulgarrie
- Mulwarrie
- Mulline
- Mungari
- Munglinup
- Murrin Murrin
- Niagara
- Ora Banda
- Princess Royal
- Rawlinna
- Salmon Gums
- Scaddan
- Sir Samuel
- Tampa
- Vivien
- Warburton
- Waverley
- Widgiemooltha
- Windanya
- Wingellina
- Woodarra
- Yarri
- Yerilla
- Yunndaga
- Yundamindera
- Zanthus