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Once a mining town with a population of about 500,
Goldsworthy no longer exists. All that remains to mark the town is a row of
trees by the road.
This is a good example of the need to travel with up-to-date maps. (Shay Gap is
another example of a town marked on older maps which no longer exists.)
Goldsworthy was the first town built specifically for iron ore workers. It was
named after
Roger Tuckfield Goldsworthy,
Colonial Secretary in the 1880s.
Before mining took place, Mt Goldsworthy was 132 metres high, now it is just a
big hole in the ground. The name was originally given to the mountain be
Alexander Forrest in 1879.
Mining ceased in 1991 and Goldsworthy continued to operate as
a support base for Shay Gap until all operations finally ceased and the
buildings were removed in 1992.
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