What is Chandler, Western Australia?
{{Infobox Australian place | type = town | name = Chandler | state = wa | image = | caption = | lga = [[Shire of Nungarin]] | coordinates = {{coord|31.1|S|118.417|E|display=inline,title}} | postcode = 6490 | est = 1943 | pop = 104 | pop_year = {{CensusAU|2006}} | pop_footnotes = <ref>{{Census 2006 AUS|id= SSC53486 |name= Chandler (State Suburb)|quick=on|accessdate=2011-04-11}}</ref> | elevation= 296 | maxtemp = | mintemp = | rainfall = | stategov = [[Electoral district of Central Wheatbelt|Central Wheatbelt]] | fedgov = [[Division of Durack|Durack]] | dist1 = 303 | dir1 = east | location1= [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] | dist2 = 47 | dir2 = NNE | location2= [[Merredin, Western Australia|Merredin]] }} '''Chandler''' is a rural place between [[Merredin, Western Australia|Merredin]] and [[Mukinbudin, Western Australia|Mukinbudin]] in the [[Wheatbelt (Western Australia)|Wheatbelt]] region of [[Western Australia]]. The town was started to support the nearby [[alunite]] (a source of [[potash]]) mine at nearby [[Lake Campion]]. The mine was a state government project with government employees. A [[potash works]] was built in the town in 1943.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://members.westnet.com.au/caladenia/ghosttowns/C.pdf|title=Morowa District Historical Society|year=2009|access-date=2011-04-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110312060048/http://members.westnet.com.au/caladenia/ghosttowns/C.pdf#|archive-date=2011-03-12|url-status=dead}}</ref> After World War II, the government closed down the plant. Australian Plaster Industries started production of [[gypsum]] in 1949 that is used to make [[plaster of paris]] and [[plasterboard]]. Then, the town grew and had two main streets, over 70 houses, a [[telephone exchange]], a [[school]], and powerhouse. Production stopped in 1952. The whole town was sold off in 1953. The town was named after Mr J Chandler, a [[farmer]], who had discovered the alunite deposits. ==References== {{reflist}} {{authority control}} [