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Kalgoorlie
Kalgoorlie , town (1991 pop. 25,016), Western Australia, SW Australia. It is the chief mining town of the state and the center of the East Coolgardie Goldfield. Gold was found at nearby Coolgardie in 1892; nickel is also mined. The Western Australia School of Mines (1902) was transferred (1903) from Coolgardie to Kalgoorlie. |
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"Kalgoorlie." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Kalgoorlie." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Kalgoorl.html "Kalgoorlie." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Kalgoorl.html |
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Kalgoorlie
Kalgoorlie, Western Australia/Australia Hannan's Find Originally named after Paddy Hannan after he had discovered gold here in 1893. The town was then given a name derived from an Aboriginal word galgurli, a local shrub.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Kalgoorlie." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Kalgoorlie." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Kalgoorlie.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Kalgoorlie." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Kalgoorlie.html |
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Kalgoorlie
Kalgoorlie a gold-mining town in Western Australia. Gold was discovered there in 1887, leading to a gold rush in the 1890s.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Kalgoorlie." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Kalgoorlie." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Kalgoorlie.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Kalgoorlie." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Kalgoorlie.html |
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