Coolgardie Western Australia | |
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Coordinates | 30°57′11″S 121°09′50″E / 30.953°S 121.164°E |
Population | 763 (UCL 2021)[1] |
Established | 1892 |
Postcode(s) | 6429 |
Elevation | 428 m (1,404 ft) |
Area | 125 km2 (48 sq mi) |
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LGA(s) | Shire of Coolgardie |
State electorate(s) | Kalgoorlie |
Federal division(s) | O'Connor |
Coolgardie is a small town in Western Australia, 558 kilometres (347 mi) east of the state capital, Perth. It has a population of approximately 850 people.[2]
Although Coolgardie is now known to most Western Australians as a tourist town and a mining ghost town, it was once the third largest town in Western Australia (after Perth and Fremantle). At this time, mining of alluvial gold was a major industry and supplied the flagging economy with new hope. Many miners suffered under the harsh conditions, but for a few, their find made the hard work worthwhile. Most men, however, left poorer than they had started off, with their hopes dashed.