Southern Cross - Western Australia

Southern Cross was once much more important and full of life than it is today.
At one time it was the centre of gold mining activity but as finds were made further east, it slipped back into being more of a sleepy backwater.
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00:54 Southern Cross town
04:36 Yilgarn Museum
08:07 Koorkoordine Lake
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[@jamesdavies3681]

Excellent. Thank you.

[@RichelleBremner]

That was interesting, thank you 😊

[@ontheroadwithjohn]

good story and great museum

[@anitamalpedes9802]

Ana

[@donnagarsee8944]

Thank you. Interesting history

[@WesternAustraliaNowAndThen]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@sturatsmith1243]

Great video mate
Love ya work

[@WesternAustraliaNowAndThen]

Thanks 👍

[@colinl9018]

You are the David Attenborough of Touring & History in WA, luv ya work mate.👍

[@WesternAustraliaNowAndThen]

Thanks for the compliment, if only I was half as good as Sir David :)

[@R00RAL]

I was born in the Hospital there 77. Sad to see the buildings like that for me. I remember the butchers in the shop next to the food land store. Metzgie's hard ware store, coffee shop. If you would all like to know, Paddy Hannan must have been standing at or near the Club hotel when Bayley took in the Gold nuggets he had found from Coolgardie, the Wardens office back then was in the Window of the Post Office.
Personally I do not beleive the story of Paddy and his horse any more. The buildings in Kalgoorlie are too well built for the time and place. The town Kalgoorlie was rediscovered.