The now derelict town in Western Australia, near the town of
Mount Magnet, was established in 1898. Due to its proximity to Mount Magnet and
Lennonville some facilities were shared in the time of it being an active mining field. The mining field was incorporated in geological and mining surveys; at the time it was called the
Murchison goldfield. The name has its origins in an Aboriginal word but the meaning is unknown. ==Mining era==