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Agnew > Agnew (Kaluwiri District)
Agnew - Western Australia -
Latitide: 27° 48' 50" S Longtitude: 120° 42' 26" E
Shire of Leonora.
A goldfields town near Lawlers, Agnew was gazetted on the 22nd September 1936. It is named after Mr John Alexander Agnew, Underground Manager of the Sons of Gwalia Mine in Gwalia WA, WA Manager for for Bewick, Moreing & Co, Born NZ 1874 died USA 1939.
John Alexander AGNEW - Sunday Times 12 February 1911, page 29
Town Site Map - Image Landgate
A goldfields town near Lawlers, Agnew was gazetted on the 22nd September 1936. It is named after Mr John Alexander Agnew, Underground Manager of the Sons of Gwalia Mine in Gwalia WA, WA Manager for for Bewick, Moreing & Co, Born NZ 1874 died USA 1939
Reccomended Reading - AGNEW by Alex Palmer - photos and indexed -
Available from Hesperian Press: https://www.hesperianpress.com/
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