In 1893, hundreds of kilometers east of Perth, a group of Irish prospectors stumbled onto the Golden Mile, the most gold-rich square mile in the world. Thus the city of Kalgoorlie was born, and to this day it’s churning out gold. Modern miners may wear uniforms and drive company 4WDs, but they still like to cut loose like cowboys in the local saloons. However, the road to Kal is nothing but ’roos and road trains, so unless you’re particularly interested in gold mining, when heading west to Perth from Eyre you should consider taking the South Coast Hwy., which provides a much more relaxed and varied trip.
The Eyre Highway, running between Norseman and Adelaide across the Nullarbor (null-a-BORE) Plain, is a grueling 1200km desert haul with little to entertain you on your way. Ninety Mile Straight, the ...more
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