Step back in time and get swept up in the past by setting out in Australia’s Golden Outback. This vast region of boundless natural beauty has enjoyed a rich and fascinating history of Indigenous inhabitation, gold rush tales and pastoral expansion.

Much of this history played a highly important role in the shaping of Western Australia today.The goldrush history is particularly fascinating. Learn how the lure of this gleaming jewel brought thousands of people to the Kalgoorlie and Murchison goldfields in the late 1800s.

These gold rushes paved the way for the development of most of the towns throughout the Wheatbelt, Goldfields and Murchison.

Many of these towns retain the character of yesteryear, while others have been abandoned along with the search for gold – eerie ghost towns and rusting machinery is all that remains today in many places.

The agricultural history was just as colourful. Follow in the footsteps of the drovers who first opened up the untamed land for pastoralism. These hardy men ventured deep into the heart of the State in their bid to etch a living from the land.

Useful links

www.goldenquesttrail.com
www.goldenpipeline.com.au
www.gwalia.org.au
www.kalgoorlietourism.com
www.mininghall.com
www.museum.wa.gov.au
www.pioneerspathway.org.au
www.wheatbelttourism.com