Gwalia :a Gold and Ghost Caravanning Adventure in Western Australia , free camping + Broad Arrow pub
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- Опубліковано 13 жов 2023
- A trip Gold and ghost trip to Gwalia a historic preserved mining town staying at free camping spots as well as caravan parks, stopping in some great places including the famous Broad Arrow pub, the historic towns of Menzies, Kalgoorlie, Coolgardie plus lots more.
This is a caravanning adventure in Western Australia that you should add to your bucket list even a couple of swimming holes included.
Links to other videos with free camping along the way :
• Moorine rock :Have you... Moorine rocks
• Karalee rock :A memora... Karalee rock
• Koorkoordine Lake :Get... Southern Cross
• Baandee lake :Free Car... Baandee lake
Link to Handlebars and holidays :
www.youtube.com/ @Carlshandlebarsandholidays
History
The Wongatha people are the traditional owners and inhabitants of Gwalia.
Underground mining at the Sons of Gwalia began in 1897, and continued until 1963. During this time it produced 2.644 million troy ounces (82.2 t) of gold down to a depth of 1,080 metres (3,543 ft) via an incline shaft. Sons of Gwalia grew to become the largest Western Australian gold mine outside Kalgoorlie, and the deepest of its kind in Australia. The 2.644 million troy ounces (82.2 t) recovered between 1897 and 1963 amounts in value to US$4.34 billion (A$4.55 billion) at August 2012 prices.
The area where Leonora-Gwalia are situated was first travelled by Sir John Forrest in 1869 during an unsuccessful search for signs of explorer Ludwig Leichhardt's expedition from the east. Forrest named a noticeable knoll Mount Leonora after a female relative. A number of years passed before Edward "Doodah" Sullivan first pegged the area in 1896 for gold prospecting, on the heels of recent finds in Kalgoorlie and Coolgardie. Gold was discovered near the base of Mount Leonora in May 1896 by Carlson, White and Glendinning, who named the claim "Sons of Gwalia" in honour of Thomas Tobias, a storekeeper in Coolgardie, who funded them. The name Gwalia, the ancient name for the country of Wales, was chosen because of Tobias' Welsh heritage. They then sold their claim for £5,000 to George Hall, who in turn recouped his investment in about one month.
Hall sought additional capital, and began negotiations with a London firm, Bewick, Moreing & Co. They in turn sent a young American geologist to the area to develop the find into a working concern. That geologist was Herbert Hoover, who would later become President of the United States.Hoover arrived in Albany, Western Australia in May 1897, travelled by train to Coolgardie, then eventually to the Gwalia area by camel. He suggested himself as manager of the new mine. Among his suggestions for cutting labour costs was to hire mostly Italian labourers. As a result, the town's population was made up mostly of Italian immigrants, as well as other Europeans, who sought riches in Australia's newest gold rush.
Hoover's stay in Gwalia was brief; he was sent to China in December 1898 to develop mines there. The house that Hoover lived in, overlooking the mine operations, still exists, and today operates as a museum and bed-and-breakfast inn. Hoover returned to Western Australia and Gwalia in 1902 as a partner in Bewick Moreing and manager of all of their interests in Western Australia.
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Hi All thanks for clicking on my video , I hope you enjoy it , please say Hi in the comments and a thumbs up would be great , Cheers have a great day 😎😎
Awesome episode Pete🍻🍻🍻, Gwalia is a must see, we spent 2 nights at the free camp to give us time to explore, Take my hat off to the folk that worked and lived there 👍👍👍
I have a Mav Air 2 and it wouldn't let me take off at the camp but it was interesting to see your footage how close the cliff face is to Hoover House and the camp 🤔🤔🤔
Cheers for sharing 🍻🍻🍻
Andy 🍺🍺🍺
Thanks Andy it was a great trip I am planning to go back next year in the cooler months , we missed a few spots we wanted to see due to the heat . No way would I work out there 😎😎
Hi Peter, love the videos and thanks for the informative chat at railway crossing.
Glad you enjoyed it , hope to catch up again, have a quit night , see you on the road
Enjoyed.Thanks Peter
Glad you enjoyed it ,cheers 😊
Another great video mate. Well done. Gwalia is an awesome place and I look forward to going again sometime.
Glad you enjoyed it , I agree I want to go back and explore more of the area , winter next time 😎
Mate. You have a nice personality i really like watching your videos.
JT from Kalamunda.
Awesome, thank you! Just trying to be me , no BS
Great video Peter, hope all is well. I miss going out that way to explore, I really need to get back there again I have the itch again haha
You should! but don't take the Q you will be cleaning red dirt out of it for days 😎
5:38 neat town 🤠👍
Cheers Brian , very historic town and interesting , thanks for watching
Great video Peter. 🇦🇺👍 17:31
Thanks Les a great trip but the weather beat us , back next year
So manny cool retro things to see in this video. Hard to pick a favorite, I guess the old train engine. P.S.- I’ve herd of air guitar but never air piano 😂😂
Hi mate it was a very interesting experience, I have always been musical 🎼
Great video guys hope you have fun on your bikes really nice place there hope you guys are well Don 🤠🇬🇧👍👍👍👍
Hoping to do a motorbike camp this weekend if weather is good
@@peterhewitson71 hope you have fun camping mate have a great time there Don 🤠🇬🇧😄😄😄😄😄🏍️🏍️🏍️🏍️
Lov a swimming hole ❤
Boy with those temps I needed a swim 🏊♀️ cheers mate 👍
A lot to see, and the video is well put together for a showcase of your journey. Enjoyed. Please stay safe out there.
Thanks, you too! And a big thanks for your comments
Think im going to have to up my game Pete 😀 thats a great film mate .. nice intro hitching up and driving off 👌 think its great all the space you have there 👌 Glyn 🇬🇧
Thanks mate I enjoy doing the filming and editing as much as the trip , it takes longer but adds a new element to the video .
Hi Peter watched trip to Galia
Hi I hoped you liked it , it was a fun and hot trip . 😎😎