Gwalia ghost town
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Gwalia ghost town is an abandoned historic gold-mining settlement in Western Australia, preserved as a heritage site showcasing early 20th-century mining life and architecture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gwalia ghost town canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ghost town
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heritage site ⓘ historic town ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Sons of Gwalia gold mine
NERFINISHED
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Western Australian gold rush history ⓘ |
| characteristic |
intact historic streetscape
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largely abandoned settlement ⓘ timber and corrugated-iron buildings ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| documentedIn | heritage registers of Western Australia ⓘ |
| foundedAs | gold-mining settlement ⓘ |
| function |
education about early mining life
ⓘ
preservation of mining heritage ⓘ |
| governedBy | local authorities of Shire of Leonora ⓘ |
| hasAccessibility | road access from Leonora ⓘ |
| hasAttraction |
historic mine manager’s house
ⓘ
interpretive displays on mining life ⓘ restored mine buildings ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
abandoned mine workings
ⓘ
historic mining equipment ⓘ interpretive walking trails ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | heritage-listed place in Western Australia ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Gwalia Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableBuilding |
Sons of Gwalia gold mine structures
NERFINISHED
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boarding houses ⓘ hotel ⓘ miners’ cottages ⓘ public buildings ⓘ shops ⓘ single men’s camps ⓘ |
| heritageValue |
early 20th-century mining architecture
ⓘ
historic mining townscape ⓘ social history of mining communities ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| localGovernmentArea | Shire of Leonora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eastern Goldfields
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
outback Western Australia ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Leonora, Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfSignificance |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| preservedAs |
open-air museum
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| primaryIndustry | gold mining ⓘ |
| region | Goldfields-Esperance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Western Australia ⓘ |
| tourismType |
heritage tourism
ⓘ
industrial archaeology tourism ⓘ |
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