Paynes Find, Western Australia
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| name = Paynes Find
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| caption = Paynes Find c. 1980
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| caption2 = Paynes Find September 2023
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| established = 1911
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| postcode = 6612
| elevation = 339
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| location1 = Perth
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| dist3 = 150
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| lga = Shire of Yalgoo
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Paynes Find, also called Paynes, is a settlement approximately {{convert|430|km|mi|0}} northeast of Perth in the Mid West region of Western Australia. It is reachable by the Great Northern Highway. It was originally founded after the discovery of a gold bearing quartz vein; a roadhouse, a battery, and a few other buildings remain today. Alongside its fluctuating gold activity the area is known for its annual everlasting bloom, and sheep stations.
History
The townsite was gazetted in 1911, the same year the gold battery was constructed. The battery is the only currently operational battery left in the state.{{cite web|url=http://www.australiasgoldenoutback.com/en/Gascoyne-Murchison/Towns/Paynes+Find.htm|title=Australia's Golden Outback|year=2008|access-date=2008-09-16}}
The town is named after the prospector, Thomas Payne, who was the first to discover gold in the area and was the first to register a lease for gold mining with the Mines Department. He was rewarded with free use of the state's gold battery and his ore was the first to be crushed using the battery. The ghost town of Paynesville is also named in his honour.
Water supply was an ongoing issue for mining at Paynes both for drinking and for the operation of the battery.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article156314567 |title=PAYNE'S FIND. |newspaper=Mount Magnet Miner And Lennonville Leader |volume=21 |issue=39 |location=Western Australia |date=25 March 1916 |accessdate=4 September 2023 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article66297251 |title=Payne's Find. |newspaper=Geraldton Guardian |volume=V |issue=684 |location=Western Australia |date=20 July 1911 |accessdate=4 September 2023 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article76845420 |title=PAYNE'S FIND. |newspaper=The Daily News |volume=XXX |issue=11,393 |location=Western Australia |date=21 December 1911 |accessdate=4 September 2023 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}}
By the 1930s the town had prospered and the population was estimated at 500.
In 1987 the battery was sold to the Taylor family, who use it as a tourist attraction.{{cite web|url=http://www.totaltravel.com.au/travel/wa/goldfields/wildflower/travel-guides/Destinations/paynes-find|title=Totaltravel - Paynes Find|year=2008|access-date=2008-09-16}}
File:Paynes Find 030923 Gnangarra-13.jpg breaking the surface at Paynes Find that lead Thomas Payne to stake his claim]]
Climate
{{Weather box
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| location = Paynes Find (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1975–present)
| Jan record high C = 48.0
| Feb record high C = 46.8
| Mar record high C = 43.6
| Apr record high C = 39.3
| May record high C = 34.9
| Jun record high C = 30.2
| Jul record high C = 27.9
| Aug record high C = 33.1
| Sep record high C = 38.2
| Oct record high C = 39.8
| Nov record high C = 44.8
| Dec record high C = 46.1
| year record high C = 48.0
| Jan high C = 37.5
| Feb high C = 36.4
| Mar high C = 33.0
| Apr high C = 28.3
| May high C = 23.5
| Jun high C = 19.6
| Jul high C = 18.9
| Aug high C = 20.4
| Sep high C = 23.8
| Oct high C = 28.6
| Nov high C = 32.2
| Dec high C = 35.3
| year high C = 28.1
| Jan mean C = 29.3
| Feb mean C = 28.8
| Mar mean C = 25.7
| Apr mean C = 21.2
| May mean C = 16.5
| Jun mean C = 13.2
| Jul mean C = 12.3
| Aug mean C = 13.3
| Sep mean C = 16.0
| Oct mean C = 20.3
| Nov mean C = 24.0
| Dec mean C = 27.1
| year mean C = 20.6
| Jan low C = 21.0
| Feb low C = 21.1
| Mar low C = 18.4
| Apr low C = 14.2
| May low C = 9.4
| Jun low C = 6.8
| Jul low C = 5.7
| Aug low C = 6.2
| Sep low C = 8.2
| Oct low C = 11.9
| Nov low C = 15.8
| Dec low C = 18.9
| year low C = 13.1
| Jan record low C = 9.3
| Feb record low C = 9.5
| Mar record low C = 7.7
| Apr record low C = 3.2
| May record low C = 0.1
| Jun record low C = -4.3
| Jul record low C = -3.4
| Aug record low C = -4.2
| Sep record low C = -0.6
| Oct record low C = 0.0
| Nov record low C = 4.6
| Dec record low C = 8.9
| year record low C = -4.3
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 26.0
| Feb precipitation mm = 30.2
| Mar precipitation mm = 26.0
| Apr precipitation mm = 26.7
| May precipitation mm = 28.6
| Jun precipitation mm = 33.5
| Jul precipitation mm = 35.7
| Aug precipitation mm = 32.3
| Sep precipitation mm = 16.6
| Oct precipitation mm = 9.9
| Nov precipitation mm = 14.2
| Dec precipitation mm = 13.1
| year precipitation mm = 292.8
| unit precipitation days = 1 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 2.8
| Feb precipitation days = 2.8
| Mar precipitation days = 2.5
| Apr precipitation days = 3.0
| May precipitation days = 4.0
| Jun precipitation days = 5.5
| Jul precipitation days = 6.0
| Aug precipitation days = 5.5
| Sep precipitation days = 3.7
| Oct precipitation days = 1.9
| Nov precipitation days = 2.1
| Dec precipitation days = 1.8
| year precipitation days = 41.6
| source 1 = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/4.4/data/0-data/Region-5-WMO-Normals-9120/Australia/CSV/PaynesFind_94404.csv
|title = Paynes Find Climate Normals for 1991-2020
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|format = CSV
|access-date = 11 August 2024}}
| source 2 = Bureau of Meteorology{{Cite web
|title = Climate statistics for Australian locations
|publisher = Bureau of Meteorology
|access-date = 11 August 2024
|url = http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_007139_All.shtml}}
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In popular culture
The character "Dar Dar" in The Numtums was named after Dar Dar Spring near Paynes Find.
References
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External links
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- [http://www.westernaustralia.com/en/Pages/Destination.aspx?n=Paynes_Find&pid=9004623 Payne's Find] at Tourism Western Australia
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Category:Mining towns in Western Australia