Coolgardie   WA  6429
	Population: 950,   Height above sea level: ,   Latitude: 30.52.00,   Longitude: 121.12.00 Location:   560km east of Perth Highway:   Nearest Major Town: Perth 560 W Nearest Airport: Kalgoorlie Touring Area: Goldfields - Esperance
Founded in 1892 after the discovery of gold, Coolgardie was once the third largest town in Western Australia after Perth and Fremantle with a population in excess of 15,000. Today it is a shadow of its former self and the concentration is on tourism. At its peak, some 700 mining companies were based in Coolgardie and registered in London, and the wealth which came provided facilities such as a swimming pool, newspapers, a railway (1896), and many businesses and services for the thriving community. Many of the magnificent buildings which were established in its heyday remain and the School of Mones and Coolgardie Warden's Court are fine examples.

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