Kalgoorlie And Goldfields Destinations
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Balladonia
Balladonia, Western Australia (Destination)
Balladonia is situated on the Eyre Highway at the Western Australian end of the long Nullarbor journey and is a great place to stop and revive when travelling long distances. Visitors can see claypans typical of the region and old stone fences built by pioneer farmers in the 1800s. In July 1979, debris from the US Skylab fell and landed near the ... READ MORE »
Boulder
Kalgoorlie, Western Australia (Destination)
Kalgoorlie and Boulder amalgamated in 1989. Up till then they were two towns lying side by side. Boulder's main street, Burt Street, is five kilometres from Kalgoorlie's main street, Hannan Street. Boulder was named after "The Great Boulder Mine", the first mine on the Golden Mile. A walk along Burt Street is a walk through living histo ... READ MORE »
Caiguna
Caiguna, Western Australia (Destination)
Caiguna is located on the Eyre Highway and is a good spot to pick up petrol and food before or after the long drive across the Nullarbor. Just five minutes' west of Caiguna and a short distance off the highway, you can experience the air blowhole. South of the town is Nuytsland Nature Reserve, a pretty area bounded by sheer cliffs fronting the S ... READ MORE »
Cocklebiddy
Cocklebiddy, Western Australia (Destination)
Cocklebiddy is a tiny settlement between Madura and Caiguna that provides facilities for travellers on the Eyre Highway. Visit Cocklebiddy Cave, to the town's northwest, or the remains of one of the old telegraph stations nearby. For those travelling in a four wheel drive vehicle, experience the pristine beauty of Nuytsland Nature Reserve with a ... READ MORE »
Coolgardie
Coolgardie, Western Australia (Destination)
Coolgardie is located seven hours' drive east of Perth and a forty minute drive south west of Kalgoorlie. The Coolgardie of today has retained many aspects of its rich and colourful history. Its charm and friendliness make it a great town in which to discover the past. Coolgardie is world renowned for two events, the birthplace of the great gold ... READ MORE »
Cue
Cue, Western Australia (Destination)
Take an hour's drive north from Mount Magnet to experience Cue and its fascinating history. The scene of a huge gold rush during the late 1890s, this area is a tribute to the past. Many magnificent buildings constructed at the turn of the century still stand and are classified by the National Trust. The gentleman's club (now the shire office), t ... READ MORE »
Eucla
Eucla, Western Australia (Destination)
Eucla is the largest settlement on the Nullarbor Plain, just 10 minutes short of the South Australian border. In the early 1900s Eucla was buzzing; the town was home to the busiest telegraph station in Australia beyond the capital cities. Explore the ruins of this historic site which are slowly being covered by shifting sand dunes. Beyond the ru ... READ MORE »
Fraser Range
Fraser Range, Western Australia (Destination)
Located on the Eyre Highway, a one hour drive east of Norseman is the settlement of Fraser Range. ... READ MORE »
Gwalia
Gwalia, Western Australia (Destination)
Discovered in 1869 by John Forrest, Gwalia is a "must see" when visiting the Goldfields. The Gwalia Museum and Historic Precinct sits alongside the historic gold mine, Sons of Gwalia, which has been worked since 1896. The Precinct includes abandoned miners cottages and huts and shops - walk through and experience how the early miners lived. The ... READ MORE »
Kalgoorlie
Kalgoorlie, Western Australia (Destination)
An hour's flight east from Perth, Kalgoorlie Boulder is the hub of the goldfields and one of Western Australia's largest cities. Still active as a mining town, Kalgoorlie-Boulder's wide streets and grand old buildings are full of people living the prospecting dream. Travel to the region by bus, train, plane or car. Kalgoorlie Boulder is a place li ... READ MORE »
Kambalda
Kambalda, Western Australia (Destination)
Forty five minutes' drive southeast of Kalgoorlie, Kambalda consists of two separate towns seven kilometres apart, Kambalda East and Kambalda West. See the stunning 40 kilometre long Lake Lefroy salt pan lake from Red Hill Lookout. The community of this small nickel mining town strives to preserve as much of its native flora as possible. Land sa ... READ MORE »
Kookynie
Kookynie, Western Australia (Destination)
The small goldfields town of Kookynie is located two hours' drive north of Coolgardie or ten hours east of Perth. Kookynie is an authentic, living 'ghost town', not to be missed if visiting the Northern Goldfields. This is true outback Australia. In 1905 it was home to 1500 people with six hotels, electric street lights, public baths, a brewery an ... READ MORE »
Leinster
Leinster, Western Australia (Destination)
The town of Leinster is located approximately 370 kilometres north of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia's northern goldfields. Leinster has often been referred to as the 'home of the wedge tailed eagle'. Initially a goldmining town, Leinster is now more famous for its nickel mining and large sheep stations. Leinster and its surrounding areas are h ... READ MORE »
Leonora
Leonora, Western Australia (Destination)
Leonora, three hours' drive north of Kalgoorlie, is a very clean and well kept, busy little outback town. It was discovered and named by John Forrest in 1869. The main thoroughfare of Tower Street is well laid out and attractive. The town has kerosene lamp lights; the footpaths are gravelled and kerbed. There are iron roofed, wooden buildings typi ... READ MORE »
Madura
Madura, Western Australia (Destination)
Madura is located five and a half hours' drive east of Norseman, on the southern coast of Western Australia. Madura was settled in 1876 as a place to breed horses for the Indian Army. Today it is a welcome stop when traversing the Nullarbor. A number of private sheep stations are also in the area. The Hampton Tablelands form a backdrop to Madu ... READ MORE »
Menzies
Menzies, Western Australia (Destination)
One and a half hours' drive north of Kalgoorlie is the goldmining town of Menzies. The town was settled in 1894 by Lesley Robert Menzies, a gold miner who found significant reserves in the area. The subsequent gold rush saw the population grow to over 10,000 before shrinking back to a few hundred, all within a decade. The town still has a reputat ... READ MORE »
Mount Magnet
Mount Magnet, Western Australia (Destination)
Mount Magnet, the oldest surviving gold settlement of its region, is four and a half hours' drive east of Geraldton on the Great Northern Highway. The first pastoralists, Watson and Jones, walked their sheep from Geraldton to Mount Magnet in the late 1870s and settled at Yowergabbie and Boogardie stations respectively. Gold was discovered here in ... READ MORE »
Mundrabilla
Mundrabilla, Western Australia (Destination)
An hour's drive east of the border town of Eucla or two days east of Perth is Mundrabilla. Settled in 1872, Mundrabilla was the first station on the Nullarbor Plain. An interesting animal park is located at the rear of the roadhouse premises. Take a detour to the tablelands situated above Mundrabilla for excellent views of the plains stretching ... READ MORE »
Norseman
Norseman, Western Australia (Destination)
The gateway to Western Australia, Norseman is a welcoming sight after crossing the Nullarbor from the east. Norseman was discovered in 1894 by Laurie Sinclair. Sinclair named the site after his horse, Norseman, who pawed the ground uncovering a gold nugget. This led to the discovery of one of the richest quartz reefs ever mined in Australia. Situ ... READ MORE »
Ora Banda
Kalgoorlie, Western Australia (Destination)
A ghost town coming back to life, Ora Banda (45 minutes' drive northwest of Kalgoorlie) is set in bushland that typifies the early pioneering days of the Western Australian goldfields. Today's goldmining companies are still working the same sites discovered nearly a century ago, and on the outskirts of town you will find the Ora Banda State Batter ... READ MORE »
Sandstone
Sandstone, Western Australia (Destination)
Sandstone lies in the heart of the spectacular East Murchison Goldfields 650 kilometres from Perth via the Great Northern Highway. Sandstone is ideally located as a stopover for travellers on their way to many of Western Australia's destinations, be they east, west, north or south. It is a comfortable day's drive from Perth for those heading out o ... READ MORE »
Widgiemooltha
Widgiemooltha, Western Australia (Destination)
Widgiemooltha is located an hour and fifteen minutes south of Kalgoorlie and is home to the famous Golden Eagle Nugget; the largest gold nugget ever found in the Goldfields, tipping the scales at 1,136 ounces in 1931. See the mineral rock display and other attractions like Aboriginal artefacts and a souvenir shop. On the spectacular salt lake, ... READ MORE »
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