Kalgoorlie in a nut shell

Kalgoorlie is a gold mining town, which appears to be located in middle of nowhere. It has wide open desolate vistas that are transformed into an amazing carpet of wild flowers from August to September. It is truly an outback town that needs to be visited, to be appreciated. 

Pubs are spread throughout the city with some providing ‘skimpy’ barmaids in lingerie attire. Prostitution is tolerated in one street in the city and is actually a tourist attraction where you can visit a brothel and walk down the street, Hay Street, and chat with the working ladies. The largest open cut gold mine in Australia is located nearby in Boulder which provides a lookout over the pit. There are mining museums, a mining hall of fame and mining conferences and exhibitions throughout the year. The city can be used as a base to visit other towns in the region that have just as rich a history as Kalgoorlie does. Over a hundred years of mining wealth has produced some beautiful old buildings that house pubs, post offices and general shops.

Backpackers can find accommodation in pubs or these hostels.
Goldfields Backpackers 166 Hay Street Kalgoorlie WA 6430 Phone (08) 90911482

Gold Dust Backpackers 192 Hay Street Kalgoorlie WA 6430 Phone (08) 90913737

Windsor Guesthouse 147 Hannan Street Kalgorlie WA 6430 Phone (08) 90215483

The Plams 25 Wittenoom Street Boulder WA 6430 Phone (08) 90931620

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