Theres gold in them there hills

Spent almost all day driving from Esperance to Kalgoorie, get there around 6pm, and went out and had some dinner and a few beers in the pub! It’s a bit of a rough and ready place full of miners that look like they could wrestle a bear, and full of girls that look like they do anything for money.

Money talks in Kal, the gold mine is the biggest open cut goldmine in the southern hemisphere, and makes almost $5 billion dollars year so the workers who work in this red hot inland desert heat trap are paid very well.

In the wild West

Kalgoorlie

We had a look at the Super pit at night and during the morning, as it runs 24/7 churning out gold non stop…

Looks miles wide, impossible to photograph in one shot !!
All the equipment is massive, bigger than anything ive seen before…

All the pubs in Kal have topless barmaids, and later in the evening are simmering bar room brawls waiting to happen, and look like something out of the Wild West!

On the Scoop @ the goldmine

"The Super Pit" Gold Mine

It was great fun, as there was a few of us, and we had some drinks then went back to the hostel to have a few more, before bed, then off early doors as it’s a full day drive back to Perth, but pretty hellish when the air-con conked out mid morning!

Couldn't you find a bit of gold dust Tom?

written by lynda rendell on February 1, 2007

Hey Tom,

Yeah we worked in Melbourne for 6 weeks for an agency called Hotel Staff and a Scottish guy called Malcolm. They are on Collins Street and we got loads of waitressing and bar work with them. If you have no experience just pretend (and maybe practise carrying three plates before you go in). Also we lived in a big share house in the city centre,we dont have the number anymore but it is advertised in all the backpacker magazines in Melbourne,the address is 93 Drummond Street. Its cheap and really fun and better than staying in a hostel. We´re in Mexico now so unfortunately missed the West coast but there is always another trip! Enjoy Melbourne and dont miss Neighbours night!

Smug adventurers x

written by Murph,Tay , Colly and Erin on February 1, 2007

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Theres gold in them there hills

Kalgoorlie, Australia