Golden Quest Discovery Trail

30/04/2024

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We love reading about visitors' experiences along the Golden Quest Discovery Trail!

When you come across a letterbox during your journey, be sure to drop us a note to share your thoughts and when you visited. ✍️

23/04/2024

The Australian Heritage Festival is an annual event that connects the country by immersing you in the rich and diverse heritage our country has to offer. For more than 40 years, Western Australians have taken part by hosting special exhibitions, tours, talks, demonstrations, interactive displays, and so much more. Each event is a wonderful interpretation of heritage and culture from around our great state.
The festival, which will take place from 18 April to 19 May 2024, celebrates and reflects on the state's natural and cultural heritage. We invite everyone to be curious about our shared histories and tales of people, places, and cultures so that together, Australians might share even more stories and connections than ever before.
As you travel through the Goldfields, join in on the special events created for the 2024 festival.

Welcome to Australia’s largest inclusive celebration of all things heritage.

25/03/2024

The Golden Quest Discovery Trail follows the footsteps of prospectors during the late 19th and early 20th centuries who sought their fortunes in the Goldfields.

22/03/2024

Represent!
The Goldfields team is at the Caravan and Camping show to answer any of those burning questions you have about Coolgardie, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Menzies, Leonora or Laverton.
Call in and see people who live in the towns and work at the visitor centres and can give you the inside scoop on all the things to see and do, including the Golden Quest Discovery Trail 😍

22/03/2024

🏞️ The iconic Hannan Street, named after one of the town's founders, showcases charming historical architecture that transports visitors to a bygone era.

20/03/2024

📜 Town History:
Dive into the past as you stroll through Leonora's historic streets, where beautifully preserved buildings tell tales of the town's heritage.
The Gwalia Historical Museum offers a fascinating journey through time, showcasing artifacts and stories that transport you to the heyday of mining.

18/03/2024

Laverton Museum is located in the Great Beyond Visitor Centre: Dive into the town's past, showcasing relics from the gold rush era and early settler life.

15/03/2024

🏛️ Historical Landmarks |
Explore landmarks like the Coolgardie Post Office, an exquisite example of colonial architecture, and Warden Finnerty's Residence, a testament to the town's grandeur. Don't miss the Coolgardie Exhibition Museum, showcasing the region's rich mining history. 🏛️

13/03/2024

The historic buildings that line the streets of Menzies tell tales of a bygone era. Take a stroll down the main street, where you'll find buildings that echo the prosperity of the gold rush days. The Menzies Hotel, built in 1902 offers a glimpse into Menzies's early years.
If you time it right, you can pop in for a drink 🍻

📷Outback Family History

11/03/2024

Big trucks, little roads - Be aware of your surrounds and stay safe.

08/03/2024

Learn more about the Golden Quest Discovery Trail from the experts at the 2024 Caravan and Camping Show.
Visitor Centre staff from along the trail will be at the show and can provide you with more information.
Look for Australia's Golden Outback - come and say hi.

06/03/2024

Site #16 Gwalia
Discover the rich history of Hoover House, formerly the residence of Sons of Gwalia Gold Mine managers. This opulent Bed and Breakfast, located near the historic Gwalia settlement, invites you to step back in time to 1897 when Herbert Hoover, the future 31st President of the United States, designed this magnificent building.

Relish in the serenity of the wide verandahs, offering tranquil views of the breathtaking Goldfields landscape. Whether lounging on the verandahs or the expansive green front lawn overlooking the modern open pit mine, you can connect with Gwalia's mining legacy.

04/03/2024

Site #1 Coolgardie
Just look at this magnificent building! It is a site to behold.
Step inside, and you will find the Coolgardie Visitor Centre and the Museum, which includes extensive displays including, the Varichetti Room, Waghorn Bottle Collection and the Pharmacy display just to name a few highlights.
Allow a least a couple of hours to explore this building.

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01/03/2024

Site #24 - Broad Arrow
Located about 20 minutes from Kalgoorlie, the Broad Arrow pub is one of a few buildings that have remained intact from this town's heyday.
Some call this an outback pub; some call it a ghost town. But the locals affectionately call it the Broadie and visit often for a Broadie burger and cold beer.

28/02/2024

Site 6 // Menzies
The official grand opening of the Kalgoorlie-Menzies railway took place in March 1898. It was held in one of the newly completed railway sheds. It was to have been at the Maori Hotel, but it and two other hotels burned down only days before the opening festivities which caused an accommodation crisis leaving many visitors bunking down in the railway carriages for the night.

Image: Menzies Railway Opening March 1898

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26/02/2024

Site 1 // Coolgardie

Coolgardie was at its height in 1897-8 and was Western Australia's third largest town, It was home to many shops, hotels, clubs, breweries, newspapers, banks, stock exchanges, stockbrokers, schools, theatres, churches, a mosque, a synagogue, a racecourse, cemeteries with over 1,100 graves, and much more.

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photo Coolgardie Hospitality Staff

23/02/2024

SITE 14: Where in the world is Windarra?

Mt. Windarra is a lookout spot 27 kilometeres NE of Laverton in Western Australia. The popular picnic spot offers 360 degree views of our rugged outback landscape, perfect for the travelling photographer.

Formerly a Nickel minesite, Windarra is known in history as the unfortunate result of The Poseidon Nickel stock exchange crash. Was it inside trading or loose lips at the Laverton pub that caused the share price of Poseidon NL to spike tremendously and then crash?
The mine operated until 1994 and has since faced a massive rehabilitation effort which makes for a pleasant stop point along your travels.

21/02/2024

- Mt. Charlotte

On January the 24th of 1903 crowds gathered at Mt. Charlotte in Kalgoorlie as the Goldfields Water Supply Scheme was 'turned on' by the WA Premier Lord John Forrest.

To learn more about this engineering feat and the impact that this scheme meant for the development of the outback, head on over to the Golden Pipeline website. It's an interactive site with lots of historical information and things to see and do on your way to or from the Goldfields.

https://www.goldenpipeline.com.au/explore/

Image courtesy of Battye Library (000861D

19/02/2024

To really experience the Golden Quest Discovery Trail, you should allow a minimum of three full days, with two overnight stops along the way, to fully appreciate what the goldfields region of Western Australia has to offer. However, a journey of at least seven days is recommended so that you have time to have a good look around each town at at all the tourism offerings.

10/02/2024

Are you all sorted to watch the Our Town Northern Goldfields episode tomorrow morning? 📺 We are!! Come and join us as we watch Hans and some Goldfields locals talking up Leonora & Laverton TOMORROW at 9am 🕘 or tune into 7TWO 📺

04/02/2024

30/01/2024

Leonora, your gateway to adventure along the !
Explore its scenic beauty and uncover hidden treasures.
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28/01/2024

Site 7 // Menzies Cemetery

28 of the 42 known burials at the Menzies Cemetery in 1896 were typhoid victims. The first outbreak of typhoid in Menzies was in 1895.
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25/01/2024

Site 2 // Kunanalling

Kunanalling reached its peak in 1898-99, more than 400 men were employed by the Premier Mining Company. It operated 4 mines with the Premier being its major asset.

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25/01/2024

Events are being held in each town on Australia Day, except for Leonora, which holds their Australia Day event on the 27th.
If you are in any of the Golden Quest Discovery Trail towns, join in the local festivities.

24/01/2024

Spanning a distance of 965km through the Goldfields of Western Australia, The Golden Quest Discovery Trail provides stunning landscapes, the thrill of exploring, and an insight into our rich cultural heritage.

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23/01/2024

SITE 4: SIBERIA

Far from the Northern Pole, the Goldfields own Siberia was established as a Gold Rush settlement in 1893, did you know it was actually officially gazetted as 'Waverly' in 1898?
The locals were used to the original name and so it stuck!

This historic site offers a nice stop along the trail and holds the most heartbreaking story along our Golden Quest Discovery Trail. Mother, and wife of publican, Mabel Kirkham planted a bougainvillea outside the Reward Hotel to commemorate the passing of their baby boy, James. The purple flowering plant still thrives today even though the town is empty. You can sign the guest book at the memorial site.

21/01/2024

What is a Road Trip?
A road trip is an adventure that transcends the destination, weaving tales of discovery, bonding, and spontaneity. It's about embracing the journey, relishing diverse landscapes, encountering new cultures, and forging unforgettable memories along the winding roads of exploration.
And don't forget about the unexpected things you might find!🧐

18/01/2024

Site 12 // Hawks Nest

In 1980 Aspinall's lonely grave was discovered by Alf Thompson while on a prospecting expedition, near the grave was an old piece of tin that turned out to be his headstone.

📸 Danny Bruyn
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14/07/2022