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Comet Vale, Western Australia
Latitude 29° 56 36' S Longitude 121° 07 34' E

Comet Vale is an abandoned goldfields mining town, situated about 30 kilometres south of Menzies. It is named after a comet, visible at the time gold was discovered in the area, and in 1895 had a population of 500. It was gazetted a townsite in 1916.


Comet Vale Street Map - Image SLWA

Comet Vale Main Street showing the Comet Vale Hotel - Photo SLWA


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