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One of the question we are frequently asked is “What is meant by the term “Ghost Town”? What follows is an attempt to answer that question. A ghost town is a term used to describe a once-thriving or populated…
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This morning I spoke to Nadia Mitsopoulos on ABC Perth about our project. About 2 hours and 8 minutes into the show. https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/perth-mornings/mornings/103084638 And this afternoon, I spoke to Andrew Collins on ABC Great Southern on the same topic.…
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In a state that is larger than many countries around the world, you could expect to find some extraordinary stories. Stories of hardship and courage; stories of extreme wealth and extreme poverty; stories of cultural diversity and of bonds formed…
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Polish lady, Pela Behrendt came to Ewlyamartup with her husband and young daughter in 1950 from the Northam Migrant camp when her husband got a two-year contract to work on the railway. Luckily for us Pela was interviewed about…
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Today I have added 36 new Towns to the alphabetical listing on the website. Over the next few days, I will also add them to the “By Region” and “By LGA” listings so that there’s complete functionality. The towns…
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Over the weekend we added 29 more names to the Ghost Towns list. We don’t expect them to be the last. A number of the new listings are schools that have closed in the Shire of Esperance. The list…
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Nungarin North was a small settlement about 2Km north of the current town of Nungarin. On 21 Aug 1912, a correspondent from the Merredin Mercury and Central Districts Index reported that that Mr A C McCorry had 700 acres…
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For a project of this complexity, it is important to get the processes correct right from the beginning. To do this, we need to test our tools and work flows on real examples. So the Project team have chosen…
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People of Western Australia's Ghost Towns 
Very interested to read article in recent Have a Go News. I wonder if you are connecting with Trevor Tough? He is contributing in a major way towards Outback Graves. Google search with his name will find the organisation. It would seem a great match of interests.
Best wishes. Jan
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Hello Jan, thank you for your interest in the project. We have certainly connected with Trevor Tough and the Committee, as Outback Grave Markers are one of our project partners. Through our collaboration with our partners (please refer to our website https://ghostswa.au/ to see the full listing), we are able to share information. This has proven very beneficial for our project and partners.
Kind regards
Tracie Mulvey
Project Manager, People of Western Australia’s Ghost Towns
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Does Mardella , Hopelands , Keysbrook come into the category of ghost Towns ?
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Hi Allan
I will add them to the list of communities that are being assessed. Can you give me any further details, such as Shire, to help me to research them?
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