Helen Avaient
The Super Pit, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
On the Golden Quest Discovery Trail, Site 25 is the Super pit at Kalgoorlie. The lookout is open from 7am to 7pm daily, and there is no...
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Helen Avaient
Mar 5, 20212 min read
The Joe Lord core library in Kalgoorlie really rocks
A core library may not seem like a tourist attraction, yet the Joe Lord core library in Kalgoorlie is worth a visit, especially if you...
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Helen Avaient
Mar 3, 20213 min read
My ten favourite sights on a walking tour in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Walking is one of the best ways to get to know a city. The leisurely pace allows you to absorb the sights better but to smell the air,...
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Helen Avaient
Mar 1, 20215 min read
10 Favourite Sights on the Boulder walking tour, Western Australia
The Kalgoorlie-Boulder Audio tour is available from the Visitor Centre in Hannan Street. In Boulder there are 19 points of interest....
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Helen Avaient
Feb 19, 20211 min read
Interviewed twice this week on ABC radio
This week I was interviewed twice by ABC radio on solo traveling. Isn't it funny how your voice sounds totally different than you...
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Helen Avaient
Feb 6, 20212 min read
Coolgardie, Western Australia
The town of Coolgardie is referred to as the Mother of the Western Australian Goldfields. It was here in 1892 that Arthur Bayley and...
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Helen Avaient
Feb 4, 20212 min read
Warden Finnertys House, Coolgardie, Western Australia
When visiting the town of Coolgardie in the Eastern Goldfields of WA, make sure you visit Warden Finnertys House. Step back into history...
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Helen Avaient
Feb 2, 20213 min read
A great Goldfields museum in the small town of Coolgardie, Western Australia
The Coolgardie Goldfields Exhibition Museum is housed in the historical 1898 built Warden’s Court building. This is a must-see museum...
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Helen Avaient
Jan 26, 20213 min read
The INSIDE AUSTRALIA statues at Lake Ballard, Western Australia
Many people had told me that I really, really should go to Lake Ballard when I was in the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia. They...
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Helen Avaient
Jan 22, 20214 min read
Museum of the Goldfields, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
One of the treasures of Kalgoorlie is their Museum of the Goldfields. I visited at Christmas time and was immediately greeted by an...
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Helen Avaient
Jan 20, 20213 min read
Beaten Track craft brewery in Boulder, Western Australia
Mick is an octogenarian living in Boulder. Each day he wanders down the road and provides the Beaten Track Brewery with fruits he grows...
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Helen Avaient
Jan 18, 20214 min read
10 awesome things to see and do at Hannans North Tourist Mine, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
1. Big machines Wow! Machines are big at the Hannans North Tourist Mine. Huge working machines that dwarf a human. Below are a 793C Haul...
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Helen Avaient
Jan 16, 20212 min read
Art in the Heart of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Another activity to do when in Kalgoorlie is the HeART Walk. It was lovely to walk around the city using the map that I picked up at the...
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Helen Avaient
Jan 14, 20213 min read
Herbert Hoover & Sons of Gwalia mine, Western Australia
On 21 December 1963 the Sons of Gwalia mine closed and the 1500 residents of Gwalia left town for ever. Trains were dispatched from...
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Helen Avaient
Jan 10, 20213 min read
De Bonales is Kalgoorlie's favourite restaurant, Western Australia
I asked several locals which one of the many hotels and restaurants in Kalgoorlie-Boulder was the best one to visit. The almost...
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Helen Avaient
Jan 8, 20212 min read
The phoenix of Ora Banda, Western Australia
The abandoned ghost town of Ora Banda is 66kms (41 miles) from Kalgoorlie, and known by many for the infamous and notorious hotel that...
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Helen Avaient
Jan 6, 20213 min read
The town tales of Menzies, Western Australia
1 and a half hours drive north of Kalgoorlie (8 hours north north east of Perth) lies the small town of Menzies. The town is named after...
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Helen Avaient
Jan 3, 20213 min read
Questa Casa, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
When gold was discovered in Kalgoorlie, men arrived by the thousands. Apart from equipment to mine the precious mineral, they had other...
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Helen Avaient
Jan 1, 20213 min read
Skimpies in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
My friend Ingrid arrived in Kalgoorlie back in 2010 looking for mining work. Staying at a local backpackers, she was invited, “Do you...
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Helen Avaient
Dec 31, 20202 min read
Goldfields War Museum, Boulder, Western Australia
The Goldfields War Museum is housed in the Boulder Town Hall, in what was originally the library and later a doctor’s surgery. This...
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