Princess Royal, Western Australia
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| Princess Royal Western Australia | |
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  Princess Royal | |
| Coordinates | 32°08′02″S 121°48′14″E / 32.134°S 121.804°E |
| Location | |
| LGA(s) | Shire of Dundas |
| State electorate(s) | Eyre |
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor |
Princess Royal is an abandoned town in the Goldfields-Esperance region in Western Australia.
Gold was discovered in the area in the 1890s and a townsite was established and to house the miners. The townsite was later gazetted in 1904.[1] The name of the town is derived from the Princess Royal mine that was operating prior to 1900. The mine and town were both named after the eldest daughter of Queen Victoria the Princess Royal, Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa.
References
- ^ "History of country town names – P". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 2011-02-25.