Ben Prior’s Park
Located on Bayley Street opposite the historic Warden’s Court that houses the Goldfields Exhibition Museum, this open air ‘museum’ is a display of…
The original Goldfields Tourism archive
Attractions and trails
Historic places, outback drives and landmarks recovered from the original site. Each story has a readable new address and retains its archived text and available photographs.
Canning Stock Route
The Canning Stock Route links Wiluna to Halls Creek in the Kimberley. In 1906, the commissioning of a route by Alfred Canning opened an area of…
Carnegie Station
Set in 'Len Beadell country' approximately 353km east of Wiluna, Carnegie Station provides an important fuel and supply point for travellers on the…
Coolgardie Cemetery
Many a sad and tragic tale is told by reading the inscriptions on headstones at the historic Coolgardie Cemetery. Take, for instance, this one: ‘Sacred to…
Golden Pipeline Trail
Linking Perth and Kalgoorlie-Boulder. This 650 kilometre drive is an Australian story of Gold, water and the development of a remote and harsh, but…
Golden Quest Discovery Trail
Welcome to the Golden Quest Discovery Trail—this is a true self-drive adventure for those ready to experience the Outback and one of the world's most…
Goldfields Exhibition Museum
Occupying the former Warden’s Court Building (1898), the grandest of Coolgardie’s surviving goldrush-era buildings, the Goldfields Exhibition Museum is a…
Great Beyond Explorers Hall of Fame
This 'Hall of Fame' celebrates the many explorers who traversed the Laverton region from the mid-19th to early 20th century. They include the likes of John…
Gunbarrel Highway
The Gunbarrel Highway was explored and surveyed by Len Beadell, with completion of the last section of the road in 1958. The road was the first east-west…
Gwalia Historic Precinct
So many aspects of goldfields history suggest that truth is so much stranger than fiction. Take ‘Hoover House’, for example. It has been gloriously…
Hannans North Tourist Mine
Hannans North, previously the Mining Hall of Fame, has now been given a new lease of life and offering information on all aspects of the KCGM operation…
Historic Burt Street
Like Kalgoorlie’s Hannan Street, Boulder’s Burt Street is another architectural treasure trove. At the height of the gold boom era, both towns were fierce…
Historic Hannan Street
Kalgoorlie’s Hannan Street, between Wilson and Porter Streets, is one of Australia’s finest heritage precincts, offering a treasure trove of Federation-era…
History in the Goldfields
The Eastern Goldfields Historical Society is a community based association with a comprehensive library of local histories and biographies and photo…
John Aspinall’s Lonely Grave
There's no sadder sight than that of a lonely grave in the wilderness. But a visit to John Aspinall's resting place is strangely uplifting because of the…
Kalgoorlie Golf Course
Superbly designed by golfing legend Graham Marsh (who was born in Kalgoorlie), the new 18-hole Kalgoorlie Golf Course is destined to become one of the…
Kambalda Memorial Garden
Kambalda's Memorial Garden and Miners' Memorial Wall are situated behind the Shire of Coolgardie office in Kambalda West. Featuring a shady gazebo…
Kambalda Recreation Centre
This state-of-the-art, multi-purpose facility is a multi-million-dollar sports and recreation complex, providing an air-conditioned indoor oasis for both…
Karlkurla Bushland Park
This park comprises 200 hectares of natural regrowth bushland, along with over 2,000 trees and shrubs planted by community volunteers in 2000. ‘Karlkurla’…
Kookynie 'a living ghost town'
Like nearby Niagara, Kookynie was one of dozens of towns that seemingly materialised overnight during the gold boom era. Officially gazetted as a townsite…
Lake Ballard ‘Inside Australia’ sculptures
Extending about 70 kilometres east-west, Lake Ballard is one of a number of interconnected salt lakes that stretch across the north of the goldfields…
Laverton Outback Gallery
Established in 2002, the Laverton Outback Gallery is dedicated to the work of the region’s Wongi people whose traditional lands stretch eastwards into the…
Leonora Trails
Created as 'extension' self-drive trails to complement the Golden Quest Discovery Trail, the Leonora Loop Trails comprise two drives, one via Mertondale…
Lorna Glen Station
This former pastoral property is 157km north-east of Wiluna, and now belongs to the Department of Parks and Wildlife (DPaW). It has been the site of major…
Malcolm Dam
Like Niagara Dam, the Malcolm Dam was constructed by the WA Government in the early 1900's to provide fresh water for the ever-expanding railway network…
Menzies Cemetery
The Menzies Cemetery is, regrettably, the final resting place of well over 100 men and women who succumbed to typhoid fever. Typhoid was a major killer all…
Niagara Dam
Niagara Dam provides an unusual but welcome sight for visitors. Indeed, it is an oasis in the wildness that is today a very popular camping and…
North Pool
This delightful rock hole is located approximately 20km from Wiluna town centre. Drive 10km north on the Canning Stock Route then turn to the west for…
Nullarbor Links - Australia's Longest Golfcourse
The Nullarbor Links Golf Course is a unique outback experience. The 18-hole par 72 golf course spans 1,365 kilometres with one hole in each participating…
Old Police Precinct
Within this historic precinct are the original Police Sergeant’s house, the Police Office and the Gaol, all of which have been extensively refurbished in…
Outback Pub
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Outback Pubs
It is estimated that Western Australia's Goldfields once had the highest concentration of hotels per head of population in Australia. In the twin towns of…
Prospecting
The Goldfields region is renowned for prospecting and fossicking. To prospect in WA each person requires a Miners Right. This authorises the holder to…
Rabbit Proof Fence
The Number 1 Rabbit Proof Fence was constructed in 1901 and spans 1834kms from the south coast to the north-west coast, crossing the Meekatharra-Wiluna…
Railway Museum
Trains no longer run through Coolgardie, but it was a momentous day in March 1896 when the first passenger train from Perth steamed into the Coolgardie…
Red Hill Lookout
Kambalda's Red Hill Lookout is accessed by following Gordon Adams Road or on foot by the Red Hill Walking Trail. Its summit provides visitors with…
Royal Flying Doctor Service
The RFDS Visitor Centre, located at the Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport, gives you the chance to find out what it’s really like to be a Flying Doctor, both now…
Spinifex Art Gallery
Within the Menzies Visitor Centre is housed the Spinifex Art Gallery. This collection of art is from the remote Tjuntjuntjara Aboriginal Community. The…
The Green Trail
Linking in with the Golden Quest Discovery Trail, The Green Trail highlights sites in the Coolgardie bioregion with outstanding Environmental, Historical…
The Holland Track
Linking Broomehill in the south-west with Coolgardie. Carved through rugged bushland by pioneer John Holland in 1893 as a short cut to the Goldfields, this…
The Outback Way
Outback people think big, and few think bigger than Laverton's Patrick Hill who, over the past 13 years has been championing the concept of 'The Outback…
The Super Pit Lookout
The Super Pit is Australia’s largest open pit gold mine, producing around 850,000 ounces of the precious metal annually. It has literally swallowed up all…
The Terraces
So-called ‘break-away’ formations, created through the erosion of plateaux by wind and rain, are relatively common within outback Australia but ‘The…
Tjukurba Gallery
The Tjukurba Gallery, located in close proximity to the Shire of Wiluna Administration Office, provides an exhibition setting showcasing some of the…
Wanjarri Nature Reserve
The first nature reserve to be created through the purchase of a pastoral lease back in 1971, Wanjarri is now under the control of the Department of…
Warden Finnerty’s Residence
This fine residence was built in 1895 as the official home for Coolgardie’s first Resident Magistrate and Mining Warden, Irishman John Michael Finnerty…
Warri & Yatungku Statues
In 1977, the 'last of the nomads' were brought in from the Western Desert. The statues commemorate the lives of Warri and Yatungku of the Mandildjara…
Waterholes, Wells & Springs
With the earliest explorers to the region calling it 'liquid gold', water was often found with the assistance of Aboriginal trackers. Nowadays, waterholes…
Western Australian Museum
The ‘must visit’ Kalgoorlie-Boulder branch of the Western Australian Museum is dedicated to showcasing the rich history of the Eastern Goldfields and the…
Wiluna Town Heritage Trail
Explore the history and heritage of Wiluna on one of the walk trails. The Northern Loop is 1650m in distance, the Southern Loop 1490m in distance. Walk the…
Windarra Minesite Lookout
Mt Windarra overlooks the site of the nickel mine that had its birth through the extraordinary global stock market frenzy associated with the exploration…