Kalgoorlie-Boulder Attractions
The goldfields region is remote, wild, hot, dry and thinly populated. If you intend to leave the main road it is essential to take plenty of water, food and fuel. Before setting out you should check on the condition of the roads and tracks. There are information bureau in Kalgoorlie and Boulder.
Particular care is required in abandoned mining areas. The workings are mostly unsafe and unfenced.
Kalgoorlie-Boulder is easily reached from Perth and also from Norseman, where the Eyre Highway ends after crossing the Nullarbor Plain.
A variety of excursions to the goldfields are on offer. An interesting possibility is a package covering a trip on the Prospector tourist train from East Perth Terminal combined with a coach tour to the gold mines, most of them now abandoned.
From Kalgoorlie-Boulder there are day trips to various (partly abandoned) gold-mining towns within easy reach - Coolgardie, Broad Arrow, Ora Banda, Kookynie, Leonora.
Particular care is required in abandoned mining areas. The workings are mostly unsafe and unfenced.
Kalgoorlie-Boulder is easily reached from Perth and also from Norseman, where the Eyre Highway ends after crossing the Nullarbor Plain.
A variety of excursions to the goldfields are on offer. An interesting possibility is a package covering a trip on the Prospector tourist train from East Perth Terminal combined with a coach tour to the gold mines, most of them now abandoned.
From Kalgoorlie-Boulder there are day trips to various (partly abandoned) gold-mining towns within easy reach - Coolgardie, Broad Arrow, Ora Banda, Kookynie, Leonora.
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Surroundings
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Golden Mile
With its spoil-heaps and rusting machinery, the Golden Mile between Kalgoorlie and Boulder does not look particularly inviting, but the Golden Mile Scenic Drive gives a good impression of the wild atmosphere of gold-digging days.
Hainault Tourist Mine
The Hainault Tourist Mine was opened up by Harry Sutton in 1893, and until it was closed down in 1968 yielded great quantities of gold. The mine still operates as a tourist attraction. Visitors are taken down in a lift cage to a depth of 60m and see gold being hewn from the rock. They are also shown the power station and the original machinery.
Guides
Guided tour included with admission.
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