January 13, 2024
The “Living Ghost Town” of Gwalia includes accommodation, an RV stop, old buildings to explore, a Museum and Cafe and is 2km from the centre of Leonora and is a working gold mine owned and operated by Genesis since July 2023. Mining operations are now mostly underground and the open pits have reached their ultimate depth.
From the official website
“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. Up on the hill in the Mine Precinct, there are the Mine Manager’s House (now Hoover House Bed & Breakfast), the Assay Office, the headframe and winder and many fascinating outdoor exhibits. Highlights include ‘Midland’, one of three steam engines that worked on the woodlines supplying the Sons of Gwalia mine with timber and fuel”
This is only a small selection of the many buildings and interiors that a visitor can explore:
The Museum area holds a variety of items as well as giving better views over the mine and an enable lunch in Hoover House (built by later US President Herbert Hoover)
