via Great Eastern Highway, Coolgardie, Western Australia 6429, Australia
Bayleys Reward Fly Flat is the site where gold was first discovered in Coolgardie in the late 1800s by Arthur Bayley and William Ford. Look out over the vast countryside and imagine the harsh climate and environment that welcomed numerous hopefuls who flocked to Coolgardie in their search for fortune. This discovery sparked the greatest gold rush in Australia's history.
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Bayley Street, Coolgardie, Western Australia 6429, Australia
If you are looking for a museum with a difference whilst in Coolgardie, visit Ben Prior's Open Air Museum. Featuring a collection of machinery collected by the museum's namesake, you will gain an appreciation of the life lead by the early settlers of this gold mining town. Much of the collection was owned by the pioneers of the town during the goldrush of the late 1800s.
See the steam engine u ...
via Bayley Street, Coolgardie, Western Australia 6429, Australia
Reflect on the lives and hardships encountered during the gold rush years with a visit to the Coolgardie Cemetery. Commissioned in 1894, it has over 3,000 graves. Over a quarter of these contain a child under the age of five.
Typhoid took hold of the town at the start of the Gold Rush, and as a result a large number of the graves remain unmarked. The identities of many of the victims were not r ...
Bayley Street, Coolgardie, Western Australia 6429, Australia
The Goldfields Exhibition Museum is housed in the grand historic two storey former Wardens Court Building, which was erected in 1898. Wander through each of the rooms to view a range of fascinating displays including Aboriginal artefacts, photographs, models and authentic prospecting equipment.
See one of the largest antique bottle collections in Western Australia. Bottles and glassware on dis ...
Bayley Street, Coolgardie, Western Australia 6429, Australia
Take the opportunity to visit the Old Coolgardie Gaol for an insightful look at how prisoners were incarcerated in the late 1800s. Walk through the cells and imagine the hardships experienced by the early settlers inhabiting the prison during the gold rush days. Forming part of the main Government Building complex, the architecture of this grand building is also worth exploring.
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Off Forrest Street, Coolgardie, Western Australia 6429, Australia
A visit to the Old Pioneer Cemetery Coolgardie will give you an appreciation of the hardships experienced by the gold mining opportunists who flocked to the goldrush town in the 1890s. This historic site became the final resting place of a significant number of unknown hopefuls who were struck down by an outbreak of typhoid.
Prior to your visit stop in at the Coolgardie Visitor Centre and colle ...
Old Coolgardie Drill Hall, Coolgardie, Western Australia 6429, Australia
The Pharmacy Museum in Coolgardie houses an extensive pharmaceutical collection in the Old Coolgardie Drill Hall. Regarded as one of the best pharmaceutical displays in Australia, you will get a detailed insight into the medicinal treatments dispensed in the early twentieth century.
Displays include early medicines, dental tools and a range of fascinating old advertisements and posters on displ ...
Woodward Street, Coolgardie, Western Australia 6429, Australia
An extensive collection of railway memorabilia can be found at the Old Coolgardie Railway Station Museum including an old steam locomotive and the carriages that brought mining hopefuls to the goldfields.
Discover the significance of the arrival of this railway to the region in the late 1800s. Stroll through the station imagining the difficult yet optimistic life of the town's residents, and le ...
2 Mckenzie Street, Coolgardie, Western Australia 6429, Australia
Warden Finnerty's House in Coolgardie is a beautiful historic home which has been faithfully restored to its original 1895 grandeur. Commonly known as 'The Residency', it is an excellent early example of clever design being used to protect its inhabitants from the harsh local climate. The verandas are wide, the windows are louvered and there is a ventilated roof lantern.
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