Gwalia ( A Ghost Town ) Northern Goldfields WA

Last time I was sculling around there there was a remnant population out there including the caretakers of the museum. When the mine was established there was a town called Leonora, 4km away which was the centre of the mining operations in the area. It was the dormer suburb for the Gwalia mine and was connected with a passenger tramway. Leonora is still the centre of the current mining operations and had a population of 657 in 2021. See this link.

I found that most of the villages in the northern goldfields had reasonable caravan parks. The area up there is well worth a week or more in the area. The Leonora Caravan Park looks like it is still OK.

Not in the buildings in the pics but just next door to the little village there are very old houses that are occupied with tenants.
Cheers Mike

The mobile phone tower is up at the mine which is one of the highest spots around.
Leonora is only a few kilometres to the north.

Can vouch that the cafe is pretty good !