AustraliaState of Western AustraliaKalgoorlie30°44’56” S 121°28’15” E
13 novembre 2020, 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 onlyLeggi altro
AustraliaState of Western AustraliaKalgoorlie30°44’56” S 121°28’15” E
13 novembre 2020, 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
AustraliaState of Western AustraliaKalgoorlie30°44’53” S 121°28’19” E
13 novembre 2020, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
One of the old pubs on Hannan Street.
Rob insisted on keeping his hat on.
AustraliaState of Western AustraliaBoulder30°47’20” S 121°30’11” E
13 novembre 2020, 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.
AustraliaState of Western AustraliaLeonora29°26’43” S 120°36’25” E
14 novembre 2020, 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 metalLeggi altro
AustraliaState of Western AustraliaKalgoorlie/BoulderBroad Arrow30°26’55” S 121°19’46” E
14 novembre 2020, 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 ownLeggi altro
AustraliaState of Western AustraliaCoolgardie30°57’22” S 121°9’43” E
15 novembre 2020, 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 andLeggi altro
AustraliaState of Western AustraliaKalgoorlie/BoulderPiccadilly30°44’48” S 121°27’58” E
16 novembre 2020, 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 aLeggi altro
