Tower Hill Mining Area
Tower Hill Mining Area is in Shire of Leonora, Western Australia. Tower Hill Mining Area is situated nearby to the hamlet Gwalia, as well as near the peak Mount Leonora.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Leonora Airport and Gwalia Museum Group.
Leonora Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Leonora Airport is an airport in Leonora, Western Australia. The airport is located along the western side of the townsite, with the terminal 1.5 km from the central business area.
Gwalia Museum Group
Historic site
Photo: Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gwalia Museum Group is a historic site, which is situated 2 km southeast of Tower Hill Mining Area.
Gwalia
Quarry
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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. Gwalia is situated 2½ km southeast of Tower Hill Mining Area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gwalia and Leonora.
Gwalia
Hamlet
Photo: Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
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.
Tower Hill Mining Area
- Type: Industry
- Location: Shire of Leonora, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-28.89874° or 28° 53′ 56″ southLongitude
121.32122° or 121° 19′ 16″ eastOpen location code
5Q33482C+GFOpenStreetMap ID
way 1234575712OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
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