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.
A five minute drive fro ...
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 ...
Burt Street, Boulder, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia 6432, Australia
The Boulder Market Day offers a fabulous day out on the third Sunday of every month. Enjoy the local entertainment, purchase some handmade crafts and check out the range of displays with plenty to interest the entire family.
Visit the Loopline Reserve Railway Park when it becomes a hive of activity. Watch the Goldfield's Brass Band perform, along with the various other musical groups and entert ...
46 Burt Street, Boulder, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia 6432, Australia
Boulder Pharmacy Museum houses an extensive pharmaceutical collection in an old pharmacy that has been operating for over 100 years. Peruse the fascinating displays including antique surgical implements, razors, cameras and film developing kits. It is remarkable to see how the medical products have progressed over the years and observe the changes from the original galenical bottles to the current ...
Corner of Burt and Lane Streets, Boulder, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia 6432, Australia
The Boulder Town Hall was built in 1908, and demonstrates the architectural style of the prosperous gold rush days. It is a beautifully preserved historic hall with pressed tin ceilings and wrought iron balustrades.
The Hall was formerly a theatre famous for celebrity performances by Dame Nellie Melba, Eileen Joyce and Joan Sutherland. It still houses a rare and famous Philip Goatcher Stage Cu ...
via Broad Arrow Mulgarrie Road, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia 6430, Australia
Broad Arrow is a 'Ghost Town' located 38 kilometres north of Kalgoorlie on the road to Leonora. The town was gazetted in 1896, and at its peak during the gold rush, it had 15,000 residents, eight hotels, a soft drink factory, two breweries, a hospital and a stock exchange. By the mid 1920s the rush was over and the town was virtually abandoned.
Significant finds of gold came out of Broad Arrow ...
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 ...
via Coolgardie Esperance Highway, Norseman, Western Australia 6443, Australia
A visit to Norseman in the state's southeast presents an opportunity to see the 550 million year old Dundas Rocks, and check out the mystifying Lone Grave.
Take a picturesque bush walk to see the ancient rock formations and the remains of the old ghost town. Look for the plaque showing where the original settlement of Dundas stood, before settling back to enjoy a picnic or barbeque.
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Elachbutting Road, Westonia, Western Australia 6479, Australia
The magnificent sight of Elachbutting Rock near Westonia is home to various interesting caves and Aboriginal drawings. Discover the beauty of this imposing natural formation which has similar features to the well know Wave Rock.
Take the walk trail around the rock and enjoy the surrounding vegetation. Examine the nearby caves which have formed within the rock. Some of these caves have ancient A ...
Eyre Highway, Norseman, Western Australia 6443, Australia
The Eyre Highway is one of Australia's epic self-drive adventures.
Stretching between Port Augusta in South Australia and Norseman in Western Australia the Eyre Highway covers an astonishing 1,675 kilometres of land across plains as far as the eye can see.
Tackle this amazing journey and you'll learn more about Australia's pioneering history, and experience the real outback.
Cutting acr ...
Boulder Town Hall, Boulder, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia 6432, Australia
The Goatcher Curtain is a priceless work of art hung in the Boulder Town Hall. It is believed to be the last remaining working stage curtain of its kind, which was rediscovered entirely by accident. This spectacular curtain depicts the scene of the Bay of Naples, and has hung in the hall since 1908.
Visit the historic hall on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday or on the Boulder Market Day's to se ...
via, Coolgardie, Western Australia 6429, Australia
The Golden Quest Discovery Drive Trail runs 965 kilometres through Western Australia's Goldfields from Coolgardie through to Laverton. This moderate Top Trail is a true adventure drive which commences approximately seven hours drive east of Perth and travels to 25 interpreted sites highlighting the 1890s gold rush region, classic pubs, outback ghost towns and changing natural landscapes including ...
Mt Jackson Road and Golden Valley Road, Southern Cross, Western Australia 6426, Australia
If you are looking to strike it rich prospecting for gold or you are interested in learning the history of one of the Eastern Goldfields first mining leases, head out to Golden Valley which is a half an hour drive north of Southern Cross.
Formerly known as the settlement of Knutsford, it is well worth the journey to see the old mine shafts, a stone cottage and a plaque to commemorate Western A ...
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 ...
106 Burt Street, Boulder, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia 6432, Australia
A visit to the Goldfields War Museum will be an enriching experience for anyone with an interest in Australia's history and warfare. Housing a vast collection of war memorabilia from citizens of the Goldfields, you will need several hours to explore all the museum has to offer.
Children will enjoy the novelty of dressing up in camouflage to have their photograph taken. Walk through the exhibit ...
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