About Kalgoorlie Two-Up School
The Kalgoorlie Two-Up School is a historic open-air gambling venue in Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia, on Naylor Road. It is one of Australia's few continuously operating legal two-up establishments. Housed in a corrugated-iron shed surrounding a central ring, it preserves the traditional Australian coin-tossing game played since the 1890s gold rush. Notable for its authentic outback atmosphere, Sunday sessions and heritage character, it offers a rare insight into goldfields social history.
Visitors guide
Visitors can expect an informal outdoor venue centred on a sand-covered ring inside a large corrugated-iron shed. On Sunday afternoons the ringmaster runs traditional two-up games where two pennies are tossed from a kip. Spectators stand around the ring to watch betting and tossing, with a small bar and seating around the perimeter. The setting is rustic and open-sided, surrounded by bush and mining landscape, with interpretive information about the game's history.
Key highlights
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Watching authentic Australian two-up played in a traditional ring
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Historic corrugated-iron shed and open-air ring setting
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One of the few legal two-up venues operating outside Anzac Day in Australia
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Lively Sunday afternoon atmosphere with local punters and ringmaster