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White House Hotel Leonora
120 Tower Street, Leonora
Western AustraliaWelcome to the White House Hotel Leonora. We are a small outback pub in WA. Family owned and operated, come […]
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St Mary’s Coolgardie
73 Lindsay Street, Coolgardie
Western AustraliaCoolgardie’s story is among the most significant among our proud state’s history, and its a story that grew alongside a […]
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Red Flag Well
Unnamed Road, Laverton
Western AustraliaA site on the Golden Quest Discovery Trail Arthur Chapman and his wife Sophie Chapman came out from England and […]
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Old Coach House formerly Hotel Australia
10 Laver Place, Laverton
Western AustraliaHere is the only known remaining example of a hotel designed to incorporate an enclosed carriageway! The Old Coach House, […]
- Type
- History and Heritage
- Region
- Laverton
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Kalgoorlie War Memorial
Kalgoorlie
Western AustraliaThe monument commemorates those who have died in service or been killed in action in the various conflicts in which […]
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Mineral Museum – WA School of Mines
134 Egan Street, Kalgoorlie
Western AustraliaThe WASM (WA School of Mines) Mineral Museum is sure to appeal to anyone with an interest in geology and […]
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- Mining
- Museums and Galleries
- Region
- Kalgoorlie-Boulder
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Historical Burt Street – Self Guided Tour
28 Burt Street, Boulder
Western AustraliaHistoric Burt Street, the main street of Boulder, offers a window into the past with heritage buildings lining the streets, […]
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Kalgoorlie Audio Tour – Walk back through time
316 Hannan Street, Kalgoorlie
Western AustraliaPick up a headset and take a walk through time, back when Kalgoorlie was the thriving centre of the gold […]
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- History and Heritage
- Tours
- Region
- Kalgoorlie-Boulder
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Broad Arrow Tavern
Kanowna
Western AustraliaBroad Arrow is another of the once-thriving mining towns. Only 35 km from Kalgoorlie, with a history of gold discovery, […]
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Tommy Windich Cultural Precinct
The Esplanade, Esperance
Western AustraliaThe Tommy Windich Precinct represents Aboriginal people who adapted their lives to the ways of the newcomers. Known as a […]
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Paddy Hannan’s Tree
Kalgoorlie
Western AustraliaA tree surrounded by a white fence marks the vicinity where gold was first discovered in the region by Paddy […]
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Windarra Lookout
Windarra Mine Road, Laverton
Western AustraliaThis is the site of the Windarra Nickel Mine, made famous during the Poseidon Nickel Boom 1969. Located 28 kilometres […]
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Old Laverton Courthouse
19 Craiggie Street, Laverton
Western AustraliaA detailed description published in the Laverton Mercury provides insight into how the completed courthouse looked in 1900: “The courtroom […]
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Mt Morgans
Mt Morgans, Laverton
Western AustraliaThe old Mt Morgans townsite now includes the fully restored Municipal Chambers (1900) with information panels and a cluster of […]
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Irrunytju Community – Surveyor Generals Corner
Ngaanyatjarra-Giles
Western AustraliaThough it’s impossible to verify, it’s often said that this remote point has been visited by fewer people than those […]
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Old Police Station and Gaol
14 Erlistoun Street, Laverton
Western AustraliaStep back in time and visit Laverton’s original Police Station and Gaol. The precinct houses the original Police Sergeant’s house, […]
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Dunn’s Swamp and Dunn Cottage
Dunns Swamp Road, Hopetoun
Western AustraliaInitially built in 1877 by the original settlers the Dunn Brothers, parts of the old cottage remain today! Located near […]
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Nursing Post
57 Mercer Street, Menzies
Western AustraliaThe current location of the Menzies Nursing Post is the historic Mining Wardens residence. W Lambden-Owen (author of Cossack Gold) […]
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Goongarrie Railway Cottages
Goldfields Highway, Menzies
Western AustraliaGoongarrie was the next important gold find after Coolgardie and before Kalgoorlie back in 1893. The Goongarrie townsite was established […]
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Canning Stock Route – CLOSED UNTIL FUTHER NOTICE
Canning Stock Route, Wiluna
Western AustraliaThe Canning Stock Route, known as one of the harshest and most isolated tracks in the world, is also one […]
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- Recreation
- Trails
- Region
- Wiluna
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Kookynie Town
34 Britannia Street, Kookynie
Western AustraliaThe town of Kookynie was established on the back of a mining boom around the town of Menzies in the […]
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Coolgardie’s Old Gaol – Closed Until Further Notice
58 Bayley Street, Coolgardie
Western AustraliaCoolgardie’s Old Gaol was built in 1896 and was still used until 1973 when the new police station was built. […]
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- History and Heritage
- Region
- Coolgardie and Kambalda
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Boondi Rock
Wallaroo
Western AustraliaBoondi Rock is a water catchment site for the early-settler steam trains. Located about 80km west of Coolgardie, just off […]
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Widgiemooltha Tavern and Roadhouse
124 Kingswood Street, Widgiemooltha
Western AustraliaFrom the outside this roadhouse looks like any other, but if you stop you will get to see the mineral […]