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Princess Royal
Western Australia
Princess Royal is located in Western Australia
Princess Royal
Princess Royal
Location in Western Australia
Established 1904
Postcode(s) 6443
Elevation 291 m (955 ft)
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Dundas
State electorate(s) Eyre
Federal Division(s) O'Connor

Princess Royal is an abandoned town in the Goldfields-Esperance region in Western Australia. It was named after a gold mine that was the basis for the town. The mine was named after Victoria, Princess Royal, eldest daughter of Queen Victoria.

A rich gold reef was discovered in the area in the 1895 by a party of prospectors - Chester, Peddler and Flanagan. Alluvial gold was later found in 1900 and a townsite was established to house the miners. The townsite was gazetted in 1904.

A police station was built before 1905 and the first officer in charge arrived in that year; the station later closed in 1908. The town boasted four hotels in 1906, as well as a host of other businesses.

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