AustraliaWestern AustraliaKalgoorlie-Boulder30°44’56” S 121°28’15” E
November 13, 2020 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
The former Town Hall is now the tourist information centre. I wandered and asked the chap who was vacuuming if there was any chance that we could look into the main hall. Les the caretaker was onlyRead more
AustraliaWestern AustraliaKalgoorlie-Boulder30°44’56” S 121°28’15” E
November 13, 2020 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
The old City Markets building. Sadly it’s not in use. And the headframe at the WA Mining Museum, and the view therefrom
AustraliaWestern AustraliaKalgoorlie-Boulder30°44’53” S 121°28’19” E
November 13, 2020 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
One of the old pubs on Hannan Street.
Rob insisted on keeping his hat on.
AustraliaWestern AustraliaBoulder30°47’20” S 121°30’11” E
November 13, 2020 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
This is the view from the public lookout area. A blast was due at 5:30 pm but it must have been very early, late, or cancelled.
AustraliaWestern AustraliaLeonora29°26’43” S 120°36’25” E
November 14, 2020 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
In 2003, the famous British sculptor installed the Inside Australia work in remote Lake Ballard, 2 hours north of Kalgoorlie, as part of the Perth International Arts Festival. It consists of 51 metalRead more
AustraliaWestern AustraliaKalgoorlie/BoulderBroad Arrow30°26’55” S 121°19’46” E
November 14, 2020 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
38 km north of Kal, the tavern is all that remains of the town of Broad Arrow. With a population of up to 15,000 it was a bustling centre for gold mining, having 8 hotels, 2 breweries and even its ownRead more
AustraliaWestern AustraliaCoolgardie30°57’22” S 121°9’43” E
November 15, 2020 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Known as the Mother of the Goldfields, Coolgardie population ~800 is a shadow of its former glory, when it was at one time the third biggest town in WA, with a population of more than 5000 in 1898 andRead more
AustraliaWestern AustraliaKalgoorlie/BoulderPiccadilly30°44’48” S 121°27’58” E
November 16, 2020 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
To Kal station, dropped of the car and left the keys at the station office. A bright and early 07:05 departure for Perth, ETA 13:45.
Later: running a bit late. Passenger challenges guard how could aRead more
