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Desmond Western Australia
Desmond
Coordinates	33°37′41″S 120°08′38″E / 33.628107°S 120.143992°E / -33.628107; 120.143992
Established	1909
Postcode(s)	6346
Area	0.76 km (0.29 sq mi)
Location	441 km (274 mi) SE of Perth 34 km (21 mi) N of Hopetoune 10 km (6 mi) SE of Ravensthorpe
LGA(s)	Shire of Ravensthorpe
State electorate(s)	Roe
Federal division(s)	O'Connor

Desmond is an abandoned mining town of the Shire of Ravensthorpe in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. It is located within the locality of Ravensthorpe, on the Hopetoun to Ravensthorpe Road.

History

Desmond and the Shire of Ravensthorpe are located on the traditional land of the Wudjari people of the Noongar nation.

Desmond was a siding on the Hopetoun to Ravensthorpe railway line, which operated from 1909 to 1946. The townsite of Desmond was gazetted at the railway siding in 1909, originally as Eldverton, after the near-by mine. When the Eldverton mine itself received a siding the following year, it became necessary to rename the townsite, with Desmond chosen, after the near-by Mount Desmond.

The Desmond Townsite is listed on the shire's heritage register. The history of the town was a short one, with interest in mining in the area declining soon after establishment. By 1911, people started leaving the townsite again, with the last inhabitant of the town leaving in 1923.

References

1. "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
2. "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
3. "Wudjari (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
4. "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
5. "Railway map of Western Australia 1946". Trove. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
6. "Western Australian railways passenger stations & stops" (PDF). www.branchline.uk. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
7. "Back along the line: An historical gazetteer of railway stations, sidings and related facilities along Western Australian railway lines" (PDF). www.geoproject.com.au. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
8. "History of country town names – D". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
9. "Elverdton/Desmond Townsite". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 21 December 2024.

• Towns in Western Australia
• Shire of Ravensthorpe
• Mining towns in Western Australia