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Coolgardie

Boom town, Australia.

About Coolgardie

Town in Western Australia. Arthur Bayley and William Ford made the first big Goldfields strike in September 1892.1,2

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Mines

Worked atCoolgardie goldfieldCoolgardie lies close to Coolgardie goldfield.1Worked atGolden Mile, Kalgoorlie-BoulderGolden Mile, Kalgoorlie-Boulder lies about 38 km away.1Worked atGreat Boulder mineGreat Boulder mine lies about 38 km away.1Worked atIvanhoe mine, KalgoorlieIvanhoe mine, Kalgoorlie lies about 37 km away.1Worked atKalgoorlieKalgoorlie lies about 38 km away.1Worked atLake View and Star mineLake View and Star mine lies about 38 km away.1Worked atMount MarionMount Marion lies about 29 km away.1

Events

HereGoldfields Water Supply Scheme opensThe scheme opened at Coolgardie in January 1903 and at Mount Charlotte on 24 January.3Led toBayley and Ford find gold at CoolgardieCoolgardie is part of this story: Bayley and Ford find gold at Coolgardie.1

Places

Inspired byDawson CityDawson peaked at 20,000 to 30,000 people in 1898-99. See the other great gold town.4

Sources

  1. Wikidata item Q1129708 (Coolgardie)
  2. Gold is discovered and Coolgardie is born Shire of Coolgardie
  3. Building a Pipeline (WA Goldfields) Western Australian Museum
  4. Wikidata item Q372324 (Dawson City)

From the Prospector Trails mining history dataset: each fact links to the source it was checked against. Figures are as the source gives them, in the money of their day. Not investment advice.

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Cover photos from Wikimedia Commons: Super Pit, Kalgoorlie by Kgbo, CC BY-SA 4.0.