Gwalia Ghost Town & Museum. Visitors can explore over a dozen buildings in the Gwalia ghost town, including miners’ cottages, single men’s camps, Patroni’s Guest House and Mazza’s Store.

History of Gwalia The Mine and Gwalia Settlement Gold is discovered. In 1896 three Coolgardie prospectors discovered a rich gold reef near Mount Leonora, a small, rocky hillock in the vast …

These photographs illustrate just a few examples of the rich heritage visitors can experience at Gwalia Ghost Town. Click on a thumbnail to view a slideshow of all of the images in this gallery.

Come and explore Gwalia Ghost Town & Museum. Come and see why the Shire of Leonora won the 2019 Heritage Award for their $3.3million dollar Gwalia Upgrade Project! Gwalia is a …

Gwalia Historical Collections. The Gwalia collection represents mining activities at the Sons of Gwalia Mine (1896-1963), commercial and domestic life in Gwalia and Leonora, and …

Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10, 1874 – October 20, 1964) was an American geologist and mining engineer who had worked at several mines in Western Australia before he was …

Gwalia Grows. Gwalia and Leonora developed rapidly from 1897, although Leonora’s population was to lag behind Gwalia’s for more than a decade. By 1898 Leonora boasted three hotels, …

promote Gwalia ghost town & museum. Read more about this in the next newsletter. Matt Taylor Chairperson: Gwalia Reference Group Inside this issue: 1 Chairperson’s Report 2 The Road …

The buildings of Gwalia evoke the heady days of the Western Australian gold rush. There are the hessian, timber and iron cottages, the mine buildings, the impressive State Hotel and Hoover …

though the living ghost town of Gwalia, peek into the cottages and imagine the lives of the people who dwelt in this once thriving community. Inside this issue: