About Goldfields Exhibition Museum
The Goldfields Exhibition Museum is a heritage museum in central Coolgardie, Western Australia, housed in the former Mining Warden's Court built in 1898. It documents the Coolgardie Gold Rush that began with the 1892 discovery by Arthur Bayley and William Ford. The museum displays gold specimens, mining equipment, photographs, documents and domestic artefacts illustrating life on the Eastern Goldfields during the late 1890s boom period.
Visitors guide
Visitors can expect a small heritage museum set in a historic stone building on Bayley Street, Coolgardie's main street. Inside are display rooms with gold rush-era artefacts, photographs, mining tools, mineral specimens, archival documents and period furnishings. Outdoor areas include mining machinery and relics. The setting is a quiet historic town centre with low-scale heritage streetscape, and exploration is self-guided with interpretive panels.
Key highlights
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Historic 1898 Mining Warden's Court building
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Gold specimens and mining artefacts from the Coolgardie Gold Rush
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Photographic and documentary archive of 1890s goldfields life
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Outdoor display of mining machinery and equipment
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Interpretive exhibits on Arthur Bayley and William Ford's 1892 discovery