Coolgardie
Coolgardie, “the mother of the Western Australian Goldfields”, was once the talk of the world and the destination of thousands of fortune-seekers. Such was…
The original Goldfields Tourism archive
Towns and destinations
The original site covered towns across the region. These recovered pages preserve its historical descriptions; confirm current visitor information before you travel.
Kalgoorlie-Boulder
Kalgoorlie-Boulder is Australia's largest outback city, and one of the most famous goldmining centres on the planet. Its history is intimately linked with…
Kambalda
Kambalda emerged as a goldmining centre in 1897, following discoveries by Percy Larkin at Red Hill in December 1896. But Kambalda’s fame came with the…
Laverton
Laverton was first known as 'British Flag' but its gazetted name honours Dr Charles Laver, an intrepid medico and adventurer who embraced the region’s…
Leonora
Leonora's name honours a niece of Sir John Forrest, a pioneer explorer and WA's first Premier. She was Miss Phylis Leonora Hardey. When Forrest was…
Menzies
Menzies was a once bustling goldmining centre, named in honour of a Baltimore-born American adventurer, Leslie Robert Menzie. In 1894, Menzie made a rich…
Wiluna
Wiluna, located on the edge of the Western Australian desert, was first explored by Lawrence Wells in 1892 while passing through the region. It was another…