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Kambalda, Western Australia DON PUGH CARAVAN TRIP 2008 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Population: 4,259 Established: Kambalda East ( 1967-1973), Kambalda West (1969-1975) Postcode: 6442 Location: 616 km (383 mi) from Perth 55 km (34 mi) from Kalgoorlie 130 km (81 mi) from Norseman 74 km (46 mi) from Coolgardie LGA: Shire of Coolgardie State District: Electoral district of Eyre Federal Division: Kalgoorlie Coordinates: 31°12′07″S 121°40′05″E / 31.202°S 121.668°E / -31.202; 121.668 Kambalda is a small mining town about 60 kilometres from the mining city of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia, within the Goldfields. It is split into two townsites 4 kilometres apart, Kambalda East and Kambalda West; and is located on the western edge of a giant salt lake, Lake Lefroy.
Kambalda was discovered from a huge mining boom which triggered prospectors from all over Western Australia to come flowing into Kambalda. Kambalda's first modern settlement was located at the base of nearby Red Hill in 1897. The original Red Hill settlement owed its existence to Percy Larkin, a prospector who discovered gold in the area. For many years Kambalda was mined for its gold but soon after nickel was discovered. [1][2]
History Kambalda is a small mining town surrounded by desert approximately 75 kilometres southeast of Coolgardie and 616 kilometres east of Perth. Kambalda was also known to be within the tribal land of the indigenous Galaagu people. Kambalda's determination to keep as much native flora as possible separates them from other similar mining towns. Kambalda West is approximately 4km from Kambalda East and is the location of the tourist bureau and the shire offices.[3][4]
The original settlement of Kambalda grew up in the area after Percy Larkin discovered gold in 1887. The Red Hill Gold Mine was relatively short-lived. It was closed by 1907 and the small settlement had become a ghost town. One memory of the original town is the old well in George Cowcill Street. [5]
New interest in the area occurred in 1954 when George Cowcill took samples of what he thought was uranium. Later analysis found large deposits of nickel and by 1966 Western Mining Corporation had established Australia's first nickel mine. It is fair to describe Kambalda East and Kambalda West as Australia's first nickel mining towns. Apart from the Red Hill Lookout, with its views over Lake Lefroy, and the opportunity to drive across the causeway the towns have very little appeal to visitors.
[edit] Present day The first mining company that established the town, Western Mining Corporation (WMC) has been bought and taken over by a larger company that has stations all over the world, BHP Billiton. In the 20th century more facilities have been erected all over Kambalda, East and West, such as a public pool, football field, Woolworths food facility, single-mens quarters, memorial garden, country club, nursing post, tennis club and a lot more. At west a recreation centre is under construction for the public's entertainment purposes, and a retirement village. An industrial area has also been made.
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Kambalda, Western Australia DON PUGH CARAVAN TRIP 2008 From Wikipedia, the...
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Kambalda, Western Australia DON PUGH CARAVAN TRIP 2008 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Population: 4,259 Established: Kambalda East ( 1967-1973), Kambalda West (1969-1975) Postcode: 6442 Location: 616 km (383 mi) from Perth 55 km (34 mi) from Kalgoorlie 130 km (81 mi) from Norseman 74 km (46 mi) from Coolgardie LGA: Shire of Coolgardie State District: Electoral district of Eyre Federal Division: Kalgoorlie Coordinates: 31°12′07″S 121°40′05″E / 31.202°S 121.668°E / -31.202; 121.668 Kambalda is a small mining town about 60 kilometres from the mining city of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia, within the Goldfields. It is split into two townsites 4 kilometres apart, Kambalda East and Kambalda West; and is located on the western edge of a giant salt lake, Lake Lefroy.
Kambalda was discovered from a huge mining boom which triggered prospectors from all over Western Australia to come flowing into Kambalda. Kambalda's first modern settlement was located at the base of nearby Red Hill in 1897. The original Red Hill settlement owed its existence to Percy Larkin, a prospector who discovered gold in the area. For many years Kambalda was mined for its gold but soon after nickel was discovered. [1][2]
History Kambalda is a small mining town surrounded by desert approximately 75 kilometres southeast of Coolgardie and 616 kilometres east of Perth. Kambalda was also known to be within the tribal land of the indigenous Galaagu people. Kambalda's determination to keep as much native flora as possible separates them from other similar mining towns. Kambalda West is approximately 4km from Kambalda East and is the location of the tourist bureau and the shire offices.[3][4]
The original settlement of Kambalda grew up in the area after Percy Larkin discovered gold in 1887. The Red Hill Gold Mine was relatively short-lived. It was closed by 1907 and the small settlement had become a ghost town. One memory of the original town is the old well in George Cowcill Street. [5]
New interest in the area occurred in 1954 when George Cowcill took samples of what he thought was uranium. Later analysis found large deposits of nickel and by 1966 Western Mining Corporation had established Australia's first nickel mine. It is fair to describe Kambalda East and Kambalda West as Australia's first nickel mining towns. Apart from the Red Hill Lookout, with its views over Lake Lefroy, and the opportunity to drive across the causeway the towns have very little appeal to visitors.
[edit] Present day The first mining company that established the town, Western Mining Corporation (WMC) has been bought and taken over by a larger company that has stations all over the world, BHP Billiton. In the 20th century more facilities have been erected all over Kambalda, East and West, such as a public pool, football field, Woolworths food facility, single-mens quarters, memorial garden, country club, nursing post, tennis club and a lot more. At west a recreation centre is under construction for the public's entertainment purposes, and a retirement village. An industrial area has also been made.
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"Yay. I live in Kambalda!"
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"Your gonna need 10 feet fences to keep him in!!! LOL"
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"Could have been having a heart attack. That was the first thing i thought.."
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