And All So Far From Home....
Nanine
Western Australia
The townsite of Nanine is located in the Murchison Goldfields region, 735 km north east of Perth and 30 km south south west of Meekatharra. Gold was discovered in the Nannine area in 1890, the area being rich with gold, and by 1891 was the site of feverish activity. In 1892 John Forrest, the Commissioner for Crown Lands decided to have lots surveyed and a townsite declared, although Forrest referred to the place as "Annean", the name of a nearby pastoral station. When the local miners heard the auction of lots was to be in Perth 85 of them petitioned Forrest to have the auction in Geraldton. The lots were surveyed in 1892, and the townsite named Nanine, as "it is situated 10 miles from Annean Station and 3 miles from Nanine Wells", and was also the name of the proposed electoral district and adjacent gold mining lease. The townsite was gazetted in April 1893. Nannine is an Aboriginal name, "Nanine Wells" being first recorded by a surveyor in 1889. The meaning of the name is not known.
Further information can be obtained from
| Nanine Cemetery | Nanine Photos |
Books of interest................
"Nanine by the Lake"
By P.R. Heydon O.A.M.
Published by Hesperian Press 1990
Pictures and indexed
ISBN 0 85905 137 4
