Gwalia
Gwalia is a former gold-mining town located 233 kilometres north of Kalgoorlie and 828 kilometres east of Perth in Western Australia's Great Victoria Desert.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: town in Western Australia, Australia
- Also known as: “Gwalia, Western Australia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gwalia.
Gwalia
Quarry
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leonora.
Leonora
Photo: Richard Riley, CC BY 2.0.
Leonora is a town in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, located 833 kilometres northeast of the state capital, Perth, and 237 kilometres north of the city of Kalgoorlie.
Gwalia
- Categories: town and locality
- Location: Shire of Leonora, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-28.91256° or 28° 54′ 45″ southLongitude
121.3302° or 121° 19′ 49″ eastElevation
400 metres (1,312 feet)Open location code
5Q3338PJ+X3OpenStreetMap ID
node 304881610OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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