Leinster
- Local Government Area
- Leonora
- Postcode
- 6437
- Population
- 716
- Area
- 8,145.82 km²
- Coordinates
- -28.0838, 120.6392
- Data
- Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics ASGS boundaries, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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About Leinster
Leinster is a town in the northern Goldfields area of Western Australia. It is 4 km (2.5 mi) east of the Goldfields Highway in the Shire of Leonora, and 968 km (601 mi) northeast of the state capital, Perth. The town was established in 1976 by Agnew Mining, initially as a dormitory town for miners working in the nearby Perseverance and Rockys Reward nickel mines, now the Leinster Nickel Mine, and Agnew gold mines, now the Agnew Gold Mine.
Description from Wikipedia, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nearby localities
- Sir Samuel 67 km
- Lake Darlot 85 km