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A truly fascinating region, the Goldfields is steeped in history and legend. Here you can see relics of the goldrush that made the area famous, plus mines that are the largest gold producers in Australia. Ghost towns, majestic old buildings and historic streetscapes create a virtual museum of a golden era. Travel down inside an old mine shaft and imagine how it was 100 years ago when gold fever swept Western Australia. In massive contrast you can tour the Super Pit, Australia's biggest open cut mine. It is more than 260 metres (852 feet) deep, 2 kilometres (1.2 miles) wide and 4 kilometres (2.4 miles) long - an impressive sight.
Deserts and open plains create a landscape that is vast and
unique. The annual wildflower season (July to September) transforms
the land with the brightly coloured blooms making a spectacular
contrast to the rich, red earth. Take one of Australia's great
road journeys as you drive across The Nullarbor on the Eyre
Highway. Stop at the Great Australian Bight and marvel at
the sweeping coastline... rugged and spectacular. You may
even see whales if travelling between May and October. It's
features such as these that make the Goldfields Region a real
outback adventure.
Accommodation
Albion Shamrock Motor Hotel,
All Seasons Plaza Hotel Kalgoorlie,
Best Western Hospitality Inn Kalgoorlie,
Discovery Holiday Parks - Boulder,
Discovery Holiday Parks - Kalgoorlie,
Fraser Range Sheep Station,
Gateway Caravan Park,
Goldminer Caravan Park,
Hannans View Motel,
Kalgoorlie Overland Motel,
Prospector Holiday Park,
Quality Inn Railway Motel,
Quest Yelverton Kalgoorlie,
Tower Hotel Motel,
Attractions
Abandoned Mining Settlements,
Afghan Rock,
Balladonia Rocks,
Bayleys Reward Fly Flat,
Beacon Hill Lookout,
Ben Priors Open Air Museum,
Big Bell Ghost Town,
Blowholes,
Boulder Market Day,
Boulder Pharmacy Museum,
Boulder Town Hall,
Broad Arrow,
Burra Rocks Nature Reserve,
Cave Hill Reserve,
Coolgardie Cemetery,
Day Dawn Mine,
Dundas Rocks and Lone Grave,
Eyre Highway,
Gemstone Leases Opalite and Jasper,
Gnarlbine Rock,
Goatcher Curtain,
Golden Quest Discovery Trail,
Goldfields Exhibition Museum,
Goldfields War Museum,
Gribble Creek Walk and Cycle Way,
Gwalia Historical Museum,
Hammond Park,
Hay Street,
Historical Markers,
Inside Australia - Antony Gormley Sculptures,
Kalgoorlie Arboretum,
Kalgoorlie Post Office,
Kalgoorlie Town Hall,
Kanowna Belle Gold Mines,
Karlkurla Bushland Park,
Large Cross,
Lions Bicentennial Lookout,
Lions Park Kambalda,
London Bridge,
Miners Monument,
Mount Charlotte Reservoir and Lookout,
Mount Jimberlana,
Newmans Rocks,
Niagara Dam,
No 8 Pumping Station Coolgardie,
Norseman Heritage Trail,
Nullarbor Plain,
Nuytsland Nature Reserve,
Old Coolgardie Gaol,
Old Gentleman's Club,
Old Pioneer Cemetery Coolgardie,
Old Telegraph Station,
Paddy Hannans Statue,
Paddy Hannans Tree,
Pharmacy Museum,
Pioneer Cemetery Kambalda,
Railway Station Museum,
Red Hill Lookout,
Rowles Lagoon,
School of Mines Rock and Minerals Museum,
St Barbara Square & Statue,
St Marys Church,
Stars and Coffee,
State Hotel,
Stone Fences,
Super Pit,
The Gaol Tree,
The Granites,
The Rotunda,
Twilight Cove,
Two Up School,
Victoria Rock Nature Reserve,
Walga Rock,
Warden Finnertys House,
Western Australian Museum - Kalgoorlie-Boulder,
WMC Resource Nickel Pots,
Woolibar Dam,
Events
Australasian Safari,
Leonora Golden Gift Athletic Carnival,
Saint Barbara's Festival,
Tours
Finders Keepers Gold Prospecting Adventures,
Goldrush Tours,
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