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Gwalia Ghost Town - WA

Gwalia

Town Buildings

Gwalia

Old pub at Gwalia

Part of the old Gwalia township

Gwalia

Historic Site

Position

DEG: -28.913084 121.32975

DMS: 28º 54' 47.1" S 121º 19' 47.1" E

UTM: 51 J 6800496mN 337169mE

Altitude: 376.18m

Address & Contact

31 Station St
Leonora WA 6438

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Information

Come and see why the Shire of Leonora won the 2019 Heritage Award for their $3.3million dollar Gwalia Upgrade Project! Gwalia is a MUST see if you’re visiting the Goldfields region. The living ghost town of Gwalia is the doorway to a unique experience of Western Australia’s rich mining history.

The little settlement that grew up around the Sons of Gwalia Mine in the late 1890s thrived until the final whistle blew on 28 December 1963, closing the mine and putting 250 men out of work. Gwalia’s 1200-strong population fell to just 40 in less than three weeks.

Today, the abandoned homes and businesses of Gwalia create a tangible snapshot of a vanished era and way of life.

PlaceID	61241

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Leonora Airport at 03/06:00pm WST

Distance from Gwalia Ghost Town 3.95km N

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
12.1°C	8.3°C	81%	8.9°C	1010.6hPa	1.6mm	W	19km/hr 10knots	24km/hr 13knots

Closest Climatic Station

Leonora

Distance from Gwalia Ghost Town 3.28km N

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	37.0	35.3	32.6	27.9	22.8	19.0	18.4	20.7	24.9	28.9	32.2	35.3
Mean Min. °C	21.8	20.9	18.6	14.8	10.2	7.4	6.1	7.0	10.0	13.7	17.0	20.0
Mean Rain mm	24.7	30.7	29.2	20.3	24.1	25.0	18.9	16.0	8.9	9.6	12.6	16.8