Kalgoorlie-Boulders Historic Buildings

Kalgoorlie-Boulders Historic Buildings
Residents of Western Australia’s Goldfields are justifiably proud of their rich architectural heritage. Dotted throughout Kalgoorlie-Boulder are a host of old miner’s cottages and heritage buildings dating from Australia’s federation period of architecture – the late 1890s to early 1900s. Not surprisingly for a gold mining town many of the finest examples of federation architecture include lovingly restored hotels.
Kalgoorlie’s main thoroughfare is Hannan Street and here visitors can view a number of fine old buildings such as the Exchange Hotel, Palace Hotel, the Old Australia Hotel and the York Hotel. Important civic buildings within the area include Kalgoorlie’s Town Hall which dates from 1908, and the School of Mines Bulding located on nearby Cassidy Street

The Kalgoolie – Boulder Museum

The Kalgoolie – Boulder Museum
For those of you who enjoy museums, Nullarbor Net definitely recommends a visit to the Kalgoorlie-Boulder Goldfields museum. Located at the top end of Hannan Street the museum is open daily from 10am to 4-30 pm. The entrance to the museum is impossible to miss, marked as it is by a huge headframe from the Old Ivanhoe mine. Entry is by donation and for family and school groups the museum represents possibly the best value on the goldfields. Highlights from the museum include displays of restored miner’s cottages, a large chunk from the Mundrabilla meteorite, fine examples of union tapestries, historical memorabilia and an extensive photographic collection covering Kalgoorlie’s early social history. (more…)

King Battery

King Battery
16 km north of Kambalda, just off the Goldfields Highway, are the substantial remnants of an enormous gold stamper battery where tonnes of ore were crushed at the end of the 19th century.

Red Hill Lookout and Waking Trail, Kambalda

Red Hill Lookout and Waking Trail, Kambalda Of the two centers Kambalda East is the most interesting because of the Red Hill Lookout which offers superb views over Lake Lefroy, a vast 510-square km salt pan which stretches to the horizon and is rarely laden with water. The route to the lookout is not signposted from the main road and visitors have to enter the town, ignore the sign to the town centre, and continue along George Adams Road. Travelling on this road you eventually reach a sign to the lookout.

Although it cannot be seen from the lookout there is now mining in the middle of the lake. The view from the lookout is quite extraordinary. A 1.4-km walking trail winds about the hill, with information bays and resting places along the way. (more…)

Salt Lake Lefroy, Kambalda

Salt Lake Lefroy, Kambalda
Salt Lake Lefroy is a mining town surrounded by desert. Located 56 km south-east of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, 74 km from Coolgardie, 616 km east of Perth and 309 m above sea-level, Kambalda is a mining town which is divided into two very different sections – Kambalda East and Kambalda West. The town is surrounded by natural attractions which are definately worth checking out, such as land-sailing on Lake Lefroy. Both townships have the artificial feel of mining towns which have been laid out carefully on the landscape and with the uniformity of mining town architecture. A determination to keep as much native flora as possible gives them an appeal which is lacking from many similar towns.