The mine shaft tour

Goldrush Kalgoorlie

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June 28th 2005
Drove up from Esperance to Kalgoorlie which took 4 hrs, once i got there i stopped at the Superpit which is a real eye opener, the dump trucks are the size of houses but they look like little tonka toys they are that far down. The next day was sight seeing and the hall of fame came first, which took me into a real mineshaft and showed me the history of mining in the area. I stayed in a backpack ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Kalgoorlie

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more