Today we visited the Information Centre where we had a look at the historic city hall building and then booked a Superpit tour for tomorrow. The tour runs for 2 1/2 hours and cost $55.
We then visited the Kalgoorlie Museum which was OK and entry was by donation. As part of this visit, you can take the elevator up on the headworks above the museum and this provides views of Kalgoorlie.
Following the museum visit, we had lunch and then spent an hour or so exploring the main street.
Next it was off to the Kalgoorlie Hall of Fame - this was well worth the visit - we went on an underground tour (hard hats) which was good and then viewed gold being made into ignots. This was most interesting. You could also go on a guided tour of one of the massive caterpillar trucks but we ran out of time. There was also an excellent display.
Tomorrow we go on the superpit tour while my car is having the front brake pads replaced, the air-con fixed and a 170,000 service.
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| Looking for gold underground! |
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| We went underground in a metal cage hung from this device. |
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| Gold ignot pouring |
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| Lorelle holding a freshly poured ignot worth $47,000. I told her to run for the door but she wouldn't be in it! |
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| Lorelle and a big cat! |
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