Burtville is an abandoned town in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, located 29 kilometres south east of Laverton. In 1897, gold was discovered in the area by two prospectors, B. Frost and James E. Tregurtha. The surveyor, J. Rowe, planned the town lots in accordance with the Goldfields Act in 1901. The settlement was initially known a…
Burtville is an abandoned town in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, located 29 kilometres south east of Laverton. In 1897, gold was discovered in the area by two prospectors, B. Frost and James E. Tregurtha. The surveyor, J. Rowe, planned the town lots in accordance with the Goldfields Act in 1901. The settlement was initially known as Merolia which is the Indigenous Australian name for the district.
Established: 1902
Elevation: 447 m (1,467 ft)
Location: 29 km (18 mi) SE of Laverton · 247 km (153 mi) NE of Kalgoorlie · 740 km (460 mi) ENE of Perth
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