Golden Outback

Welcome to Australia's Golden Outback

The heat out here can do strange things to your mind, so you’d be forgiven for mistaking a camera for a refreshing beverage. Especially when the contraption is made from a soda can.

 

This is just one of the curiosities you can expect to encounter in the wild, wild Golden Outback of WA. There’s also an Armadillo Basket waiting in Bruce Rock, an Emu Feather Lamp at Wuddi Aboriginal Centre, and pieces of the first US space station, which fell to earth in the 1970s, down in Esperance. Don’t worry – NASA paid their $400 fine for littering…...

While you are in the Golden Outback, you can also visit art, culture and heritage places in the Our Gems Directory.

 

Start exploring below.

Golden Outback collections

Celebrating at the crossroads of early explorers

The Great Beyond highlights the early explorers to come through the region. Begin your journey with a miniature hologram of John Forrest the explorer, and Tommy Windich (Yinel), Aboriginal guide. Be...

A gateway to the Wildflower Way

The Dalwallinu Discovery Centre is the place to find out all the local tips on where to visit. It is busy during the wildflower season, as people pass through to enjoy the local flora, especially the...

A town full of museums!

The best way to see this collection is by a guided walk around Narembeen. The collection sits over four sites, all within walking distance of the Narembeen Road District Board building, the main...

A researcher's dream

The Eastern Goldfields Historical Society was formed in 1946 and has an impressive collection which includes objects, and archives of historical documents and photographs. The photographic collection...

The largest museum collection outside Perth

You will need more than one visit to take in this impressive collection. The museum is a short stroll from the foreshore, in a historic railway building. Get lost in the large collection of items...

A scale model road train, one of the districts oldest tractors, and everything in between!

The Quairading Vintage Club was originally formed in the 1980s by a group of farmers and locals from the district. In 2018 the Vintage Club became associated with the Men’s Shed. The collection...

City's art collection

In 1955 Claude Hotchin gave a collection of 32 art works to the Municipality of Kalgoorlie. The Claude Hotchin Bequest includes important works by Ernest Philpot, Hans Heysen and Walter Ebatarinja, an...

A lucky horse finds gold and over a hundred years later a museum moves into the old School of Mines.

This museum has one of the most unusual and quirky items you will ever see - ask to see the typewriter keys! (Story below). Norseman Historical Museum celebrates the Goldfields, mining and local...

Explore the Golden Outback

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Albert Facey Homestead

Lot 196 Wogolin Road, Wickepin, WA 6370

Aunty Joan’s Dolly Mix

104 Dempster Street, Esperance, WA 6450

Balladonia Heritage Museum

Eyre Hwy, Balladonia, WA 6443

Ballidu Contemporary Arts Society and Ballidu Lodge Art Gallery

Old Masonic Hall, 19 Fairbank St, Ballidu, WA 6606

Ballidu Heritage Centre

Ballidu Hall, 35 Fairbank Street,, Ballidu, WA 6606

Beverley Station Arts - Gallery & Platform Theatre

120 Vincent Street, Beverley, WA 6304

Bilya Koort Boodja

Minson Ave, Northam, WA 6401

Bluebird Discovery Centre

28 Absolon Street, Dumbleyung, WA 6350

Brookton Museum and Heritage Centre

3 Groser Street, Brookton, WA 6306

Bruce Rock Museum and Machinery Museum

24 Johnson Street, Bruce Rock, WA 6418

City of Kalgoorlie - Boulder Art Collection

Kalgoorlie Town Hall, 316 Hannan Street, Kalgoorlie- Boulder, WA 6430

City of Kalgoorlie - Boulder Local History Archive

Boulder Town Hall., 116 Burt Street, Boulder, WA 6432

Coca Cola Museum and Café

128 Stirling Terrace, Toodyay, WA 6566

Corrigin Pioneer Museum

Corner of Kunjin and Kirkwood Streets, Corrigin, WA 6375

Cue Heritage Discovery Centre

72 Austin St, Cue, WA 6640

Cunderdin Museum

Lot 418 Forrest Street, Cunderdin, WA 6407

Dalwallinu Discovery Centre

51 Johnston Street, Dalwallinu, WA 6609

Dead Finish Museum

Corner of Morrison Street and Great Southern Highway, Beverley, WA 6304

Dowerin District Museum

16 Cottrell Street, Dowerin, WA 6461

Eastern Goldfields Historical Society Inc

Old Boulder Power Station, Hamilton Street, Boulder, WA 6432

Esperance Mechanical Restoration Group

Lot 138 McLean Road, Nulsen, WA 6450

Esperance Museum

6 James Street, Esperance, WA 6450

Eucla Museum

The Eucla Motel, Eucla-Reid Road, Eucla, WA 6443

Eyre Bird Observatory Museum

PMB 32 Cocklebiddy via Norseman, Cocklebiddy, WA 6443

Forrest Museum

1 Forrest-Mundrabilla Road, Forrest, WA 6434

Goldfields Aboriginal Language Centre

2 Burt St, Boulder, WA 6432

Goldfields War Museum

Boulder Town Hall., 116 Burt Street, Boulder, WA 6432

Goomalling School Museum

22 Throssell Street, Goomalling, WA 6460

Grain Discovery Centre

Lot 1, Currall Street, Narembeen, WA 6369

Gwalia Historic Precinct

16A Tower St, Leonora, WA 6438

Hannans North Tourist Mine

130 Goldfields Highway, Mullingar, WA 6430

Hood Penn Museum

38 Wolfram Street, Westonia, WA 6423

Kellerberrin Museum

Cnr Bedford Street and Leake Street, Kellerberrin, WA 6410

Koorda and Districts Museum and Historical Society

Old Hospital Building, Ningham Road, Koorda, WA 6475

Koorda Motor Museum and Military Collection

38 Allenby Street, Koorda, WA 6475

Kulin Branch - Wildflower Society of WA

25 Johnston Street, Kulin, WA 6365

Kulin Museum and Men’s Shed Inc.

77 Johnston Street, Kulin, WA 6365

Lake Grace Australian Inland Mission Hospital Museum

Stubbs Street, Lake Grace, WA 6353

Laverton Outback Gallery

Corner of Augusta and Euro Street, Laverton, WA 6440

Mangowine Homestead

737 Karomin Road, Nungarin, WA 6490

Meekatharra Museum

81 Main St, Meekatharra, WA 6642

Merredin Military Museum

Great Eastern Highway, Merredin, WA 6415

Merredin Museum and Historical Society Incorporated

Great Eastern Highway, Merredin, WA 6415

Merredin Regional Library

22 Coronation Street, Merredin, WA 6415

Minnivale Rail and Heritage Centre

Hewitt Street, Minnivale, WA 6462

Mt Magnet Mining and Pastoral Museum

Hepburn St, Mt Magnet, WA 6638

Museum of the Goldfields

17 Hannan Street, Kalgoorlie, WA 6430

Narembeen Historical Museum

Latham Road, Narembeen, WA 6369

Narrogin Old Courthouse Museum

37 Egerton Street, Narrogin, WA 6312

New Norcia Museum

New Norcia Rd, New Norcia, WA 6509

NEXIS (Narrogin Exhibition Space)

82 Federal Street, Narrogin, WA 6312

Norseman Historical Museum

43 McGrath St, Norseman, WA 6443

Nungarin Heritage Machinery and Army Museum

26 Second Avenue, Nungarin, WA 6490

Nyabing Historical Society Inc.

Richmond Street, Nyabing, WA 6341

Old Newcastle Gaol

13 Clinton St, Toodyay, WA 6566

Old Police Complex

14 Erlistoun Street, Laverton, WA 6440

Pingelly Museum and Historical Group

Pingelly Town Hall, 28 Parade Street, Pingelly, WA 6308

Ravensthorpe Museum & Visitor Centre

86 Morgans Street, Ravensthorpe, WA 6346

Sandalwood Letterpress Museum

8 Grey Street, York, WA 6302

Sandstone Heritage Museum and Visitor Centre

18 Hack Street, Sandstone, WA 6639

Shackleton Progress Association

47 Jermyn Street, Shackleton, WA 6386

Shire of Wagin

3 Trent Street, Wagin, WA 6315

Shire of York Residency Museum

5 Brook Street, York, WA 6302

Signpost Racing Museum

Kalgoorlie Boulder Racing Club, 14 Meldrum Avenue, Kalgoorlie, WA 6430

The Big Camera - Museum of Photography

Great Eastern Highway, Meckering, WA 6405

The Heritage Wheatbin Museum

Great Northern Hwy, Wubin, WA 6612

The Lace Place

Wave Rock Road, Hyden, WA 6359

The Newdegate Historical Society

Cnr Mitchell Street and Collier Street, Newdegate, WA 6355

The Quairading Vintage Club

22 Parker Street, Quairading, WA 6383

The Windmills Shed

Wimera Farm, 66 Dalwallinu Kalannie Road, Dalwallinu, WA 6609

Varley & Districts Museum

13 Seward Avenue, Varley, WA 6355

WA School of Mines Mineral Museum

117 Egan Street, Kalgoorlie, WA 6430

Wagin Historical Village

Wagin Showgrounds, 9 Ballagin Street, Wagin, WA 6315

Warden Finnerty’s Residence

2 McKenzie Street, Coolgardie, WA 6429

Wongan Hills and Districts Museum

Cnr Camm and Mitchell Street, Wongan Hills, WA 6603

Woodlands Cultural Community and Visitor Centre

78 Prinsep Street, Norseman, WA 6443

Wuddi Aboriginal Cultural Centre

22 Harvey Street, Dumbleyung, WA 6350

Wyalkatchem CBH Agriculture Museum

Lot 1500 Railway Terrace, Wyalkatchem, WA 6485

Yilgarn History Museum

26 Antares Street, Southern Cross, WA 6426

York Motor Museum

116 Avon Terrace, York, WA 6302

York Society Research and Archival Centre

Cnr Ford Street and Avon Terrace, York, WA 6302

Golden Outback collection highlights

Language and culture go together.
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Goldfields Aboriginal Language Centre
A feather treasure
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Wuddi Aboriginal Cultural Centre
A stock route with a dark past
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Shire of Wiluna Canning-Gunbarrel Discovery Centre
A special gift
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Beverley Station Arts - Gallery & Platform Theatre
Star-leaf Grevillea
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Kulin Branch - Wildflower Society of WA
Barrow man
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Eastern Goldfields Historical Society Inc
Bung fritz
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Dowerin District Museum
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Norseman Historical Museum
Two shillings, Boss
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Cunderdin Museum
Clean to keep fit
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Ballidu Heritage Centre
A gift from NASA
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Esperance Museum
A windmill that waves at you
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The Windmills Shed

While you're in the area

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Coolgardie Historical Cemetery
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Coolgardie Historical Cemetery
Reflect on the lives and hardships encountered during the gold rush years...
via Bayley Street, Coolgardie, WA 6429
Inside Australia - Antony Gormley Sculptures
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Inside Australia - Antony Gormley Sculptures
Enter the largest outdoor art gallery on Earth - the Inside Australia...
Shenton Street, Menzies, WA 6436
Yilgarn History Museum
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Yilgarn History Museum
Visit the Yilgarn History Museum in Southern Cross and view the extensive...
Antares Street, Southern Cross, WA 6426
Golden Quest Discovery Trail
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Golden Quest Discovery Trail
The Golden Quest Discovery Trail traverses 965 kilometres capturing the...
124 Shenton Street, Menzies, WA 6436