Kalgoorlie

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Kalgoorlie 

Population 32,000

Max temperature 25

Min temperature 11

Kalgoorlie is pure gold

We arrived at Kalgoorlie 7th May. First stop a good flat white coffee. Kalgoorlie is a great RV friendly town. Behind Coles there is a great parking area for motorhomes and Caravans with a toilet dump and fresh drinking water easily accessible another block up the road. We stocked up on fruit and veggies then headed off for the free camp on the outskirts off town.nwe found a nice level spot and set uo camp. During the night it poured with rain and when we opened our door in the morning we were surrounded with water but it sooned drained away once the rain stopped.

The next day we headed back into town. First stop information centre to find out about the towns history. The ultimate melting pot of history, culture,architecture,fun and adventure as the city traces it origins to one of the most significant gold discoveries in Australia made by Paddy Hannan. What followed was classic 'gold Fever' with thousand of hopefuls steaming to the goldfields in search of their fortune. A  leisurely stroll down Hannan Main Street serves as a rich reminder of this golden era with many of thr original building still standing  and totally functional  after more than 100 years.

Attraction such as the Museum of the goldfields and the world renowned Super Pit and Hannans North Mine carry vivid reminders of early goldfield life. The super pit provides a breathtaking larger than life experience of one of today's biggest working open cast mines in the Southern Hemisphere.

Gold was discovered in Southern cross in 1887. Five years later, news of a rush at Mt Youle resulted in three Irish prospectors ,Paddy Hannan,Thomas Flanagan and Daniel Shea, setting off from Coolgardie in June 1893 to explore the area to the east. Discovery of gold deposits located some 5kms to the south led to the discovery of the word famous 'Golden Mile' the richest square mile of gold anywhere in the world. A chronic Water shortage was finally relieved in 1903  through the genius of the States Chief Engineer C.Y. O'Conner. An engineering marvel in the form of a water pipe line dug and laid by hand totally 563 kilometres from Mundaring Weir in Perth into the goldfields in Kalgoorlie. Sorry folks that's all from us till next stop. Cheers Wassa & Min

Part of Kalgoorlie town