Kalgoorlie
The Golden Pipeline, WA (Kalgoorlie to Mundaring): How one pipe changed Australian history
When gold was found in the 1890s, Kalgoorlie quickly morphed into a boom town. But it had one major problem.
- David Whitley
Indian Pacific train journey review: Cross country with kids
It's official - trains are better than planes. At least according to kids.
- Mic Looby
The pits, and we love it
The resources boom is driving the economy and now tourists are chasing a slice of the action, writes Sue Williams.
Travelling on Australia's longest train journey
Will Brodie is changed by his trip through the outback on Australia's longest train journey.
Pipe dream made real
A 'river of steel' crosses wheatfields and deserts alike. Without it, Kalgoorlie would be sunk, writes Kerry van der Jagt.
Gone for gold
With feverish intent and the latest gadgets, Max Anderson catches the next train to the goldfields of Kalgoorlie.
Laughing all the way
Santa's overdressed for the Nullarbor, but the show must go on, and on, writes Mal Chenu.
Outback belle kicks up her heels
Bookies are nervous, miners are flush and fashionistas ignore the dust when the racing season blows into town, writes Malcolm Chenu.
Kalgoorlie - Places to See
Kalgoorlie-Boulder One of Australia's most famous and important gold mining towns. 'Welcome to Kalgoorlie' reads the sign at the western edge of this remarkable town, which is located 597 km east of Perth and 360 metres above sea-level. Here is a community which was built on gold over100 years ago and which is still basically driven by that same metal. This is a prosperous and attractive town combining the old (Hannan Street is a feast of truly superb nineteenth and early twentieth-century buildings) and the new jostle for attention. It is a city full of extraordinary history. And it is one of Australia's truly great goldmining towns.
Kalgoorlie - Eat
Kalgoorlie-Boulder One of Australia's most famous and important gold mining towns. 'Welcome to Kalgoorlie' reads the sign at the western edge of this remarkable town, which is located 597 km east of Perth and 360 metres above sea-level. Here is a community which was built on gold over100 years ago and which is still basically driven by that same metal. This is a prosperous and attractive town combining the old (Hannan Street is a feast of truly superb nineteenth and early twentieth-century buildings) and the new jostle for attention. It is a city full of extraordinary history. And it is one of Australia's truly great goldmining towns.
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