 A group of gold miners named Pickersgill, Cahill, Frost and Bennett, discovered gold in the area in 1893, which was the first discovery since gold was struck in Coolgardie.The town was known as "90 Mile" and "The Roaring Gimlet" initially; the latter name comes from the sound the south westerly wind makes as it roars through the gimlet trees.A townsite was proposed in 1894 and gazetted in 1895.