Gwalia
The Gwalia Gold Mine is located at Gwalia, a few kilometres south of Leonora, Western Australia. It was originally established by Welsh miners in the late 19th century and Herbert Hoover, the later President of the United States, served as the mine manager in its early days from May to November 1898.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- Quarry
- …lies at an elevation of 376 metres (1,234 feet)
- Description: gold mine in Western Australia
- Also known as“Gwalia Gold Mine”“Gwalia Mine”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gwalia Museum Group and Assay Building.
Gwalia Museum Group
Historic site
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gwalia and Leonora.
Gwalia
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Latitude
-28.91866° or 28° 55′ 7″ south
Longitude
121.33334° or 121° 20′ east
Open location code
5Q3338JM+G8
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OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Gwalia” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Gwalia”
- Dutch: “Gwalia”
- French: “Gwalia”
- French: “mine d’or Gwalia”
- French: “Mine d’or Gwalia”
- German: “Gwalia”
- Italian: “Gwalia”
- Spanish: “Gwalia (mina de oro)”
- Spanish: “Gwalia”
- Swedish: “Gwalia”
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Localities in the Area
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Nearby Places
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Western Australia: Highlights
Notable places include Perth and Fremantle.
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