About Great Beyond Explorers Hall of Fame
The Great Beyond Explorers Hall of Fame is a museum and visitor centre in Laverton, Western Australia, in the northern Goldfields region. Located on Augusta Street, it commemorates explorers of Australia's inland deserts known as the Great Beyond. The centre combines interpretive displays, artefacts and multimedia to document exploration, mining and Aboriginal heritage of the Laverton area and the Western Desert.
Visitors guide
Visitors can expect a small museum and visitor information centre housed in a modern building on Laverton's main street. Inside are interpretive panels, photographs, maps, artefacts and multimedia displays profiling explorers such as John Forrest, David Carnegie, Frank Hann and Len Beadell, as well as local mining, pastoral and Aboriginal history. The centre also provides regional travel information, a gift shop with local crafts and souvenirs, and outdoor displays.
Key highlights
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Hall of Fame honouring explorers of the Great Beyond and Western Desert
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Interpretive displays on Goldfields exploration, mining and pastoral history
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Aboriginal heritage and cultural displays of the Wongatha people
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Multimedia presentations and historic photographs and maps
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