Kalgoorlie - Western Australia
Kalgoorlie today is a large modern town with all the facilities you would expect. It has come a long way from its origins as a harsh frontier town with almost no water on the edge of civilisation.
The name Kalgoorlie has several possible origins. It may be derived from an Aboriginal word, galgurli or karlkurla, meaning silky pear or may mean 'dog chasing kangaroo'. It could also mean three lines shaped like a fork 'Y" or even may have originated from the Aboriginal word kalgoorlie-gunyah that is said to mean 'water from trees at the meeting of tracks'.
Correction: In the video I mispronounced George Brookman's name and Brockman a couple of times.
Footage and pictures for this video were taken over two trips, one in 2014 and one in 2023.
Find out more about Kalgoorlie at : wanowandthen.com/Kalgoorlie.html
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Some great looking buildings , loved the history lesson , cheers
Thank you. Well told.
Really enjoyed this video. Thank you. Must return and explore. Loved the history thru time.
@WesternAustraliaNowAndThen
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
Im presntly vacationing here enjoying this Vintage place so many awesome heritage sites dont miss SUPER PIT SO PEACEFUL Aussies are friendly weather is fine grrrr cold but ok visit the museums too The Gold Town ofWA LOVE Kalgoorlie Ty
@WesternAustraliaNowAndThen
9 ай бұрын
Glad you are enjoying Kalgoorlie. It is a fascinating area to explore. If you have the time and the chance, head north and check out Gwalia, Hoover House and the musem near Leonora. That is one of the most sensational places I have ever been to.
Great presentation 👍 that said I have a preference for your vlogs where you find those hidden free campsites 👍👍
@WesternAustraliaNowAndThen
Жыл бұрын
Yes, they are two very different types of videos. This style I make specifically to be embedded in my main website so there is a lot more historic info and facts while the travel blogs are just our personal experiences as we travel. Oddly enough from the surveys I have done, most people seem to like this style over the blogs. The blogs are much more fun to make as these more historical ones tend to be a lot of hard work. The Vlog style continues on Saturday :)
The RAAF had a base there during/after the war. Dad was based there on his return from North Africa, met Mum there. They used to picnic at nearby Kurrawang.
Thank you so very much for this informative and impactful video, especially in regards to the late Charles O' Connor. I was told the story of the pipeline years ago when I lived & worked in Kal in 95 & 96 . What a cruel irony this amazing Man never got to see his hard work become fruision 😢 so sad. You covered absolutely everything & I thoroughly enjoyed it Thank you again for your time & effort making this
Thank you. Love the history
Visited L KALGOORLIE it was an experience but I was glad to get back to the Yorkshire Dales and tranquillity.
I worked on the O'Connor pipeline, 1965.
outstanding...thanx
@WesternAustraliaNowAndThen
Жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@OPIXdotWORLD
Жыл бұрын
@@WesternAustraliaNowAndThen u do good work...thanx again...
Kalgoorlie; the town sitting on the edge of a strip mine.
@WesternAustraliaNowAndThen
4 ай бұрын
Yeah, an accurate description I guess.
Great vid. again. Were you in the museum long? whenever i'm in a museum i just loose track of time. Was there for that earthquake, my fridge fell over almost on me 😂😂 it's ok though, no beers were hurt during the shake.
@WesternAustraliaNowAndThen
Жыл бұрын
I wasn't in the museum as long as I would have liked to be but I had a schedule and we only had 1 day to do the filming. Glad to hear the beers were safe LOL
Awesome video as always. Funnily enough @9:50 my ute is parked next to my mates ute on the left, must have been about ten minutes before I saw you both. Do you know why the roads are so wide in Kalgoorlie/Boulder?
@WesternAustraliaNowAndThen
Жыл бұрын
In most country towns the wide streets were due to the need to turn camel trains around from what I have read.
@mikeperth8027
Жыл бұрын
@@WesternAustraliaNowAndThen That is a myth, it’s because we get flash flooding and we have no drains, this is so you can still drive in the middle of the road after a big summer storm, if you look at your video you should notice the camber of the road and how they are higher in the middle.
@redhammer9910
Жыл бұрын
Don't know about that. Certainly putting a camber on the road deals with flash flooding but the Camelias were the main reason the roads all the way through the region right up to Laverton were so wide, long before the roads were sealed.
@mikeperth8027
Жыл бұрын
@@redhammer9910 And your evidence is...
I second that ....let there be a special place in hell for all who harrased CYOconner
@andrewdrummond1244
Жыл бұрын
The story l heard was that O'Connor killed himself because he believed his Goldfields water project had failed because after a few days, no water had arrived at Kalgoorlie. The water did flow a day after his suicide.
@29brendus
9 ай бұрын
The Main Stream Media is the enemy of the people, then and now.