Just a short distance north of Kalgoorlie are the well-kept remains of Goongarrie Homestead. Encompassing roughly 60,000 hectares, the Goongarrie Homestead was once a working […]
Category: The Cornish Abroad
Kapunda Mine
The Kapunda Mine, established in 1844, was the first successful copper mine in Australian history. Copper was actually discovered here two years prior by Francis […]
Talisker Mine
Tucked away in a eucalyptus forest are the scant remains of our of South Australia’s greatest silver mines: Talisker Mine. The mine here was opened […]
Moonta Mine
At the center of the town of Moonta are the remains of a once great copper mine, the Moonta Mine, one that despite being on […]
Ghooli Pump Station
Dotted along the Great Eastern Highway are the remains of numerous old water pumping houses that make up the Golden Pipeline, Ghooli Pump Station being […]
Boondi Rock
Situated just north of the Great Eastern Highway is a small disused water catchment area that forms Boondi Rock. Now a small campsite, this area […]