Place Type
Recreation - Tourist Attraction
Location
566.2kms East of Perth - Driving 614 km (6 hours 50 mins)
Address & Contact
Gray St
Kanowna WA 6431
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Information
Gold was discovered here in 1894, and the area was at first known as "White Feather". When the government decided to declare a townsite H C Prinsep, then Under Secretary for Mines, stated the Aboriginal name of the place was Kanowna, and this was the name given to the townsite. The townsite was gazetted in December 1894. Kanowna is now an abandoned gold mining town.