Helen Avaient
The Super Pit, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
On the Golden Quest Discovery Trail, Site 25 is the Super pit at Kalgoorlie. The lookout is open from 7am to 7pm daily, and there is no...
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Helen Avaient
- Feb 6, 2021
- 2 min
Coolgardie, Western Australia
The town of Coolgardie is referred to as the Mother of the Western Australian Goldfields. It was here in 1892 that Arthur Bayley and...
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Helen Avaient
- Feb 4, 2021
- 2 min
Warden Finnertys House, Coolgardie, Western Australia
When visiting the town of Coolgardie in the Eastern Goldfields of WA, make sure you visit Warden Finnertys House. Step back into history...
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Helen Avaient
- Feb 2, 2021
- 3 min
A great Goldfields museum in the small town of Coolgardie, Western Australia
The Coolgardie Goldfields Exhibition Museum is housed in the historical 1898 built Warden’s Court building. This is a must-see museum...
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Helen Avaient
- Jan 26, 2021
- 3 min
The INSIDE AUSTRALIA statues at Lake Ballard, Western Australia
Many people had told me that I really, really should go to Lake Ballard when I was in the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia. They...
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Helen Avaient
- Jan 22, 2021
- 4 min
Museum of the Goldfields, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
One of the treasures of Kalgoorlie is their Museum of the Goldfields. I visited at Christmas time and was immediately greeted by an...
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Helen Avaient
- Jan 18, 2021
- 4 min
10 awesome things to see and do at Hannans North Tourist Mine, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
1. Big machines Wow! Machines are big at the Hannans North Tourist Mine. Huge working machines that dwarf a human. Below are a 793C Haul...
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Helen Avaient
- Jan 14, 2021
- 3 min
Herbert Hoover & Sons of Gwalia mine, Western Australia
On 21 December 1963 the Sons of Gwalia mine closed and the 1500 residents of Gwalia left town for ever. Trains were dispatched from...
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Helen Avaient
- Jan 10, 2021
- 3 min
De Bonales is Kalgoorlie's favourite restaurant, Western Australia
I asked several locals which one of the many hotels and restaurants in Kalgoorlie-Boulder was the best one to visit. The almost...
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Helen Avaient
- Jan 8, 2021
- 2 min
The phoenix of Ora Banda, Western Australia
The abandoned ghost town of Ora Banda is 66kms (41 miles) from Kalgoorlie, and known by many for the infamous and notorious hotel that...
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Helen Avaient
- Jan 6, 2021
- 3 min
The town tales of Menzies, Western Australia
1 and a half hours drive north of Kalgoorlie (8 hours north north east of Perth) lies the small town of Menzies. The town is named after...
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