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Ghost towns word search featuring Western Australian place names like Gwalia, Orabanda, and Kookynie.
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This 22-word word search introduces students in Grades 4–6 to Western Australian ghost towns. Hidden words include Gwalia, Orabanda, Kookynie, and Sandstone, spanning some of Australia's most notable abandoned mining and settlement sites. Use it in a history or geography lesson on Australian heritage, as a cultural-studies activity, or edit it as a template for other regional place-name puzzles.

Subject:
Social Studies
Topic:
History
Grade Level:
4th – 6th Grades
Updated July 2026

Word List

  • ADELINE
  • ARRINO
  • ATLAS
  • BLACKFLAG
  • BONNIEVALE
  • BULONG
  • EDWARDSFIND
  • EMUFLAT
  • ENGADINE
  • ERLISTON
  • GWALIA
  • JAURDIE
  • KURNALPI
  • MALCOLM
  • ORABANDA
  • SANDSTONE
  • WIDGIEMOOLTHA
  • ZANTHUS
  • RAWLINNA
  • KUNANALLING
  • KOOKYNIE
  • CUE

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