TrailTales

Margaret Burns

Five unique places to stay in Goldfields

Published 12th July 2021

Feeling a bit dusty? Caravan getting a bit cramped? Whether you’re just desperate for a hot shower or keen to dive in deep and learn more about this special corner of the world, these top spots will have you refreshed, enlightened and ready to hit the road a… Read More

Prospecting on the Golden Quest Discovery Trail

Published 21st April 2021 © Tourism WA – Kalgoorlie Boulder, WA.

With the gold price hitting new highs ($1720USD per ounce as at March 2021), and the recent popularity of the Discovery channel show Aussie Gold H… Read More

Two prospectors looking for gold in outback Western Australia

Goldfields Women – resourceful, resilient and determined

Published 6th March 2021

Reading the often-rollicking accounts of early life on the Goldfields, the dominant impression is of one great ‘Boy’s own Adventure’. But women were not missing from the action. They may have been overwhelmingly outnumbered, but those who ventured out to the… Read More

Japanese 'working girls'

Golden Questers – R Anderson

Published 3rd December 2020

Since its launch in 2003, tens of thousands of adventurers have embarked upon the Golden Quest Discovery Trail, making it one of Australia’s most popular self-drive trails.

With so much to do and to explore, we asked some ‘Golden Questers’ about the h… Read More

Golden Questers – Alex Garner

Published 18th November 2020

Since its launch in 2003, tens of thousands of adventurers have embarked upon the Golden Quest Discovery Trail, making it one of Australia’s most popular self-drive trails.

With so much to do and to explore, we asked some ‘Golden Questers’ about the highl… Read More

Golden Quester – Marion Halliday

Published 12th November 2020

Since its launch in 2003, tens of thousands of adventurers have embarked upon the Golden Quest Discovery Trail, making it one of Australia’s most popular self-drive trails.

With so much to do and to explore, we asked some of our golden questers about the … Read More

Golden Questers – Jo and Paul Cox

Published 4th November 2020

Since its launch in 2003, tens of thousands of adventurers have embarked upon the Golden Quest Discovery Trail, making it one of Australia’s most popular self-drive trails.

With so much to do and to explore, we asked some of our golden questers about the … Read More

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