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THUR 30 - FRIDAY 31.1.2014: Coolgardie
(Mother of the Goldfields), was the first settlement of the Western Australia
Eastern Goldfields. Coolgardie saw the biggest movement of people in Australian
History when gold was found at Fly Flat back in 1892 by Arthur Bayley and
William Ford. Although the town’s population has decreased since then,
Coolgardie has retained many of its magnificent buildings associated with its
rich and colourful past. Love the wide streets that were once used for camel
transport – so easy to drive down and park in. There is a free camp at
Coolgardie, but we decided due to the heat to stay at the Coolgardie Tourist
Park. Fortunately Poodle Palace is self-contained as the park is definitely not
in the best of condition.
The reason for the two day stay was to have an oil
change before heading off on the Nullarbor. Should have realised the
significance of the ‘Highway Robber’ sitting perched atop the Goldfields OKA
Service Station! Set the Leylands up at the caravan park and Sybil drove the
motorhome up then walked back. Tackling the return trip in the heat and having
spent 4 hours waiting for our call to say all was complete, resulted in an
afternoon of recovery in the air-conditioning of Poodle Palace. 
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