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{{Infobox Australian place
| type = city
| name = Kalgoorlie–Boulder
| state = WA
| image   = {{Photomontage
| photo1a = Kalgoorlie.jpg{{!}}Kalgoorlie Court House, Hannan Street
| caption = Kalgoorlie Courthouse
| spacing = 2 | border = 0 | color = #F2F2F2 | size = 270}}
|caption=Kalgoorlie Court House and Post Office| pop = 29,072
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| pop_footnotes = <ref name="ABSSUAQS">{{cite web | url=https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/5007 | title=2021 Kalgoorlie – Boulder, Census All persons QuickStats|publisher=[[Australian Bureau of Statistics]]|access-date=2025-01-30}}</ref>
| density =
| area = 75.1
| area_footnotes = <ref name="ABSSUAProf">{{cite web|title=2021 Census Community Profiles: Kalgoorlie – Boulder|url=https://abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/community-profiles/2021/5007|website=ABS Census|publisher=[[Australian Bureau of Statistics]]|access-date=30 January 2025}}</ref> (2011 urban)
| timezone = [[Australian Western Standard Time|AWST]]
| utc = +8
| lga = [[City of Kalgoorlie–Boulder]]
| maxtemp = 25.2
| mintemp = 11.6
| rainfall = 265.6
| elevation = 383
| est = 1893
| stategov = [[Electoral district of Kalgoorlie|Kalgoorlie]]
| fedgov = [[Division of O'Connor|O'Connor]]
| coordinates = {{Coord|30|44|56|S|121|27|57|E|display=inline,title}}
| dist1 = 595
| dir1 = E
| location1 = [[Perth]]
| dist2 = 391
| dir2 = N
| location2 = [[Esperance, Western Australia|Esperance]]
}}

'''Kalgoorlie-Boulder''' (or just '''Kalgoorlie''') is a city in the [[Goldfields–Esperance]] region of [[Western Australia]], located {{convert|595|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} east-northeast of [[Perth]] at the end of the [[Great Eastern Highway]]. It is referred to as Kalgoorlie–Boulder as the surrounding urban area includes the historic townsite of [[Boulder, Western Australia|Boulder]] and the [[local government areas of Western Australia|local government area]] is the [[City of Kalgoorlie–Boulder]].

Kalgoorlie–Boulder lies on the traditional lands of the [[Wangkatha|Wangkatja]] group of peoples. The name "Kalgoorlie" is derived from the [[Wangai]] word ''Karlkurla'' or ''Kulgooluh'', meaning "place of the [[Marsdenia australis|silky pears]]".<ref>Eastern Goldfields Historical Society, ''Kalgoorlie'' http://www.kalgoorliehistory.org.au/kalgoorlie.html Retrieved 4 July 2016</ref>  The city was established in 1893 during the [[Western Australian gold rushes]]. It soon replaced [[Coolgardie, Western Australia|Coolgardie]] as the largest settlement on the [[Eastern Goldfields]]. Kalgoorlie is the ultimate destination of the [[Goldfields Water Supply Scheme]] and the [[Golden Pipeline Heritage Trail]]. The nearby [[Super Pit gold mine]] was Australia's largest [[open-cut]] gold mine for many years.

During August 2021, Kalgoorlie–Boulder had an estimated urban population of 29,072,<ref name="ABSSUAQS"/> a slight decline from the recent peak of 32,966 in 2013.<ref name=ABSSUA>{{cite web|title=3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017–18: Population Estimates by Significant Urban Area, 2008 to 2018|url=http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/3218.02017-18|website=Australian Bureau of Statistics|date=27 March 2019|access-date=22 April 2019}} Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.</ref>

==History==
[[File: Hannan's Tree Kalgoorlie.jpg|thumb|Since 1897, a tree has marked the spot where gold was found on 14 June 1893.|left]]

Kalgoorlie–Boulder lies on the traditional lands of the [[Wangkatha|Wangkatja]] people. Languages including Wangkatja,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Anonymous|date=2019-07-26|title=A103: Wangkatja|url=https://collection.aiatsis.gov.au/austlang/language/a103|access-date=2021-06-01|website=collection.aiatsis.gov.au|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Anonymous|date=2019-07-26|title=A12: Wangkatha|url=https://collection.aiatsis.gov.au/austlang/language/a12|access-date=2021-06-01|website=collection.aiatsis.gov.au|language=en}}</ref> part of the Wati language family,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hanson|first=Sue|date=2017|title=Languages and Dialects of the Goldfields Region|url=http://wangka.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Languages-and-Dialects-of-the-Goldfields-Region.pdf}}</ref> continue to be spoken there today.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Wangkatja :: Goldfields Aboriginal Language Centre|url=https://wangka.com.au/wangkatja/|access-date=2021-06-01|language=en-AU}}</ref>

In the winter of 1893, prospectors [[Paddy Hannan|Patrick (Paddy) Hannan]], [[Thomas Flanagan (prospector)|Tom Flanagan]], and Dan Shea were travelling to Mount Youle, when one of their horses cast a shoe. During the halt in their journey, the men noticed signs of gold in the area around the foot of what is now the Mount Charlotte gold mine, located on a small hill north of the current city, and decided to stay and investigate. On 17 June 1893, Hannan filed a Reward Claim, leading to hundreds of men swarming to the area in search of gold, and Kalgoorlie, originally called Hannan's Find, was born.<ref>Raymond Radclyffe, ''Wealth and Wildcats'', Carlisle, Western Australia: Hesperian (1898, reprinted 2004), p.15.</ref>

During the ensuing gold rush, significant deposits of [[calaverite]] were discovered, but ignored as it was believed at the time that this was a mineral akin to [[fool's gold]]. The calaverite was subsequently used for construction in the town, including for buildings and paving. When it was realised in 1896 that calaverite is a compound of [[tellurium]] with actual gold, there was a rush to demolish any such structures in order to extract the gold therein. Nearly every structure created in the previous three years was scrapped in the process.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.abandonedspaces.com/towns/kalgoorlie-gold-rush.html | title=This Australian City Was Accidentally Paved with Real Gold | date=19 May 2023 }}</ref>

The population of the town was 2,018 (1,516 males and 502 females) in 1898.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article33153441 |title=Population of Western Australia |newspaper=[[Western Mail (Western Australia)|Western Mail]] |location=Perth, Western Australia |date=22 April 1898 |access-date=28 May 2012 |page=23 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

The mining of gold, along with other metals such as [[nickel]], has been a major industry in Kalgoorlie ever since, and today employs about one-quarter of Kalgoorlie's workforce and generates a significant proportion of its income. The concentrated area of large gold mines surrounding the original Hannan's find is often referred to as the Golden Mile, and was sometimes referred to as the world's richest square mile of earth.[[File:Kalgoorlie Orient and York.jpg|thumb|York and Oriental Hotels, c. 1900|202x202px]]In 1901, the population of Kalgoorlie was 4,793 (3,087 males and 1,706 females) which increased to 6,790 (3,904 males and 2,886 females) by 1903.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article32674332 |title=West Australia|newspaper=[[Western Argus|Kalgoorlie Western Argus]] |location=Western Australia |date=9 June 1903 |access-date=27 March 2014 |page=32 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

The {{Track gauge|3ft6in|lk=on}} narrow-gauge [[Western Australian Government Railways|Government]] [[Eastern Goldfields Railway]] line reached [[Kalgoorlie railway station|Kalgoorlie station]] in 1896, and the main named railway service from Perth was the overnight sleeper train ''[[The Westland]]'', which ran until the 1970s. In 1917, a {{Track gauge|impsg|allk=on}} [[Trans-Australian Railway|railway line]] was completed, connecting Kalgoorlie to [[Port Augusta railway station|Port Augusta]], [[South Australia]], across {{convert|2000|km|mi|0}} of desert, and consequently the rest of the eastern states. The [[Track gauge conversion|standardisation]] of the railway connecting Perth (which changed route from the narrow-gauge route) in 1968 completed the [[Sydney–Perth railway]], making rail travel from Perth to [[Sydney]] possible; the ''[[Indian Pacific]]'' rail service commenced soon after. During the 1890s, the Goldfields area boomed as a whole, with an area population exceeding 200,000, composed mainly of prospectors. The area gained a reputation for being a "wild west", notorious for its bandits and prostitutes. This rapid increase in population and claims of neglect by the state government in Perth led to the proposition of the new state of [[Auralia]], but with the sudden diaspora after the Gold Rush, these plans fell through.

[[File:KalgoorliePanoramaSep1930 WEFretwellCollection.jpg|thumb|Hannan Street in September 1930; the Exchange Hotel is at the centre, with the Palace Hotel on the right.]]

Places, famous or infamous, for which Kalgoorlie is noted include its [[Goldfields Water Supply Scheme|water pipeline]], designed by [[C. Y. O'Connor]] and bringing in fresh water from [[Mundaring Weir]] near Perth, its [[Hay Street, Kalgoorlie|Hay Street]] brothels, its [[two-up]] school, the goldfields railway loopline, the Kalgoorlie Town Hall, the Paddy Hannan statue/drinking fountain, the [[Super Pit gold mine|Super Pit]], and Mount Charlotte lookout. Its main street is [[Hannan Street, Kalgoorlie|Hannan Street]], named after the town's founder. One of the infamous brothels also serves as a museum and is a major national attraction.

Kalgoorlie and the surrounding district were served by an extensive collection of suburban railways and tramways, providing for both passenger and freight traffic.<ref>Railways and roads of Kalgoorlie Singleton, C.C. [[Australian Railway History|Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin]], March/April 1954 pp33-36/40-44</ref>

In 1989, the [[Town of Kalgoorlie]] and [[Shire of Boulder]] formally amalgamated to create the City of Kalgoorlie–Boulder, adjoining the two towns into what is now the fifth most populous city in Western Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Lawrence/1992/08/Report-into-Kalgoorlie-Boulder-council-amalgamation-released.aspx|title=Media Statements – Report into Kalgoorlie–Boulder council amalgamation released|website=www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au|access-date=23 February 2019|archive-date=29 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629102623/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Lawrence/1992/08/Report-into-Kalgoorlie-Boulder-council-amalgamation-released.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On 20 April 2010, Kalgoorlie was shaken by an [[2010 Kalgoorlie–Boulder earthquake|earthquake]] that reached 5.0 on the [[Richter magnitude scale|Richter scale]]. The epicentre was 30&nbsp;km north east of the town.<ref name="ABC">{{Cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/04/20/2877497.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100422000328/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/04/20/2877497.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 April 2010|title=Government to help Kalgoorlie quake victims|date=20 April 2010|work=ABC News|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|access-date=22 April 2010}}</ref> The quake caused damage to a number of commercial hotels and historic buildings along Burt Street in Boulder. The entire Burt St. precinct was evacuated until 23 April. Work in the Superpit and many other mines around Kalgoorlie was stopped. Two people suffered minor injuries as a result of the quake.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/newshome/7084057/earthquake-strikes-goldfields/|title=Earthquake strikes Goldfields|author1=Burke, Louise|author2=O'Connell, Ronan|author3=Pownall, Angela|date=20 April 2010|work=Yahoo7|publisher=The West Australian|access-date=22 April 2010}}</ref>

== Population ==
[[File:Kalgoorlie Town Hall, 2016.jpg|thumb|Kalgoorlie Town Hall]]

According to the [[2021 Australian census|2021 census]], there were 29,072 people in the Kalgoorlie–Boulder Significant Urban Area:
* Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 7.7% of the population. 
* 66.6% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were New Zealand (7.0%), Philippines (2.6%), England (2.2%), South Africa (1.8%) and India (1.3%).   
* 76.2% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Afrikaans (1.1%), Tagalog (1.1%), Filipino (1.0%), Mandarin (0.7%) and Shona (0.6%). 
* The most common responses for religion were No Religion (44.3%) and Catholic (18.1%).<ref name="ABSSUAQS"/>

== Geography ==

{{wide image|Kalgoorlie panorama.jpg|800px|Panorama of Kalgoorlie, with the Airport visible behind and Boulder present behind the [[headframe]]}}

=== Climate ===
Kalgoorlie has a [[hot semi-arid climate]] (''[[Köppen climate classification|BSh]]'') bordering both a [[hot desert climate]] (''BWh'') and a [[cool semi-arid climate]] (''BSk'') with hot summers and mild winters. The average annual rainfall is {{convert|260|mm|in|abbr=on}} on an average of 68 days and, while the average rainfall is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, there is considerable variation from year to year.

January is the hottest month, with an average maximum temperature of {{convert|33.6|C}}, but temperatures above {{convert|40.0|C}} occur nearly once a week when hot, dry, north to northeasterly winds arrive. Such high temperatures are usually followed by a cool change from the south, and occasionally with a thunderstorm.

By contrast, winters are cool, with July average maximum and minimum temperatures being {{convert|16.7|C}} and {{convert|5.0|C}}, respectively. Cold, wet days with a maximum below {{convert|12.0|C}} occur about once every winter. The lowest maximum temperature recorded is {{convert|7.2|C}}, on 19 July 1961. Overnight temperatures fall below freezing about four times in a typical winter. Such events occur on clear nights following a day of cold southerly winds.

{{Weather box
| location = Kalgoorlie
| metric first = Yes
| single line = Yes
| Jan record high C = 46.5
| Feb record high C = 46.5
| Mar record high C = 44.5
| Apr record high C = 40.1
| May record high C = 33.4
| Jun record high C = 27.6
| Jul record high C = 28.7
| Aug record high C = 32.0
| Sep record high C = 37.9
| Oct record high C = 40.9
| Nov record high C = 42.9
| Dec record high C = 45.0
| year record high C = 46.5
| Jan high C = 33.6
| Feb high C = 32.1
| Mar high C = 29.5
| Apr high C = 25.3
| May high C = 20.6
| Jun high C = 17.5
| Jul high C = 16.7
| Aug high C = 18.6
| Sep high C = 22.3
| Oct high C = 25.8
| Nov high C = 28.9
| Dec high C = 31.9
| year high C = 25.2
| Jan low C = 18.2
| Feb low C = 17.8
| Mar low C = 16.0
| Apr low C = 12.8
| May low C = 8.7
| Jun low C = 6.2
| Jul low C = 5.0
| Aug low C = 5.5
| Sep low C = 8.0
| Oct low C = 11.0
| Nov low C = 14.0
| Dec low C = 16.5
| year low C = 11.6
| Jan record low C = 8.8
| Feb record low C = 8.5
| Mar record low C = 5.7
| Apr record low C = 1.7
| May record low C = -1.8
| Jun record low C = -3.0
| Jul record low C = -3.4
| Aug record low C = -2.4
| Sep record low C = -0.6
| Oct record low C = -1.0
| Nov record low C = 3.1
| Dec record low C = 5.5
| year record low C = -3.4
| Jan precipitation mm = 23.6
| Feb precipitation mm = 31.2
| Mar precipitation mm = 24.0
| Apr precipitation mm = 20.0
| May precipitation mm = 26.5
| Jun precipitation mm = 28.9
| Jul precipitation mm = 24.9
| Aug precipitation mm = 21.4
| Sep precipitation mm = 14.0
| Oct precipitation mm = 14.8
| Nov precipitation mm = 17.8
| Dec precipitation mm = 16.4
| year precipitation mm = 264.8
| Jan precipitation days = 3.9
| Feb precipitation days = 4.5
| Mar precipitation days = 4.3
| Apr precipitation days = 3.2
| May precipitation days = 7.1
| Jun precipitation days = 8.7
| Jul precipitation days = 9.2
| Aug precipitation days = 7.5
| Sep precipitation days = 5.6
| Oct precipitation days = 4.3
| Nov precipitation days = 4.1
| Dec precipitation days = 3.8
| year precipitation days = 68.3
| unit precipitation days = 0.2mm
| Jan afthumidity    =24
| Feb afthumidity    =30
| Mar afthumidity    =32
| Apr afthumidity    =38
| May afthumidity    =44
| Jun afthumidity    =48
| Jul afthumidity    =46
| Aug afthumidity    =39
| Sep afthumidity    =31
| Oct afthumidity    =27
| Nov afthumidity    =25
| Dec afthumidity    =24
| Jan dew point C = 8
| Feb dew point C =10
| Mar dew point C =9
| Apr dew point C =8
| May dew point C =6
| Jun dew point C =5
| Jul dew point C =4
| Aug dew point C =3
| Sep dew point C =3
| Oct dew point C =3
| Nov dew point C =5
| Dec dew point C =6
| Jand sun  =11.4
| Febd sun  =11.2
| Mard sun  =9.9
| Aprd sun  =7.1
| Mayd sun  =7.0
| Jund sun  =6.6
| Juld sun  =6.5
| Augd sun  =6.6
| Sepd sun  =8.6
| Octd sun  =10.9
| Novd sun  =11.6
| Decd sun  =11.7
| source 1 = <ref>{{Cite web
| url = http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_012038_All.shtml | title = Kalgoorlie climate statistics }}</ref>
| date = January 2022
| source = Bureau of Meteorology<ref>http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_012038_All.shtml {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2022}}</ref>
| source 2 =Time and Date (dewpoints 1985–2015)<ref>{{cite web
|url = https://www.timeanddate.com/weather/australia/kalgoorlie/climate
|title = Climate & Weather Averages in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia
|publisher = Time and Date
|access-date = 9 January 2022}}</ref>
Weather Atlas (sun hours)<ref>{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather-atlas.com/en/australia/kalgoorlie-climate#daylight_sunshine
|title = Monthly weather forecast and climate in Kalgoorlie, Australia
|publisher = Weather Atlas
|access-date = 9 January 2022}}</ref>
}}

==Industry and commerce==
[[File:Kalgoorlie City Markets.jpg|thumb|Kalgoorlie City Markets]]
Kalgoorlie–Boulder is a regional centre and has a Chamber of Commerce<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kalgoorliecci.asn.au/|title=Kalgoorlie–Boulder Chamber of Commerce & Industry Inc. |first=Kalgoorlie–Boulder Chamber of Commerce &|last=Industry|website=www.kalgoorliecci.asn.au}}</ref> and a Chamber of Minerals and Energy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmewa.com/|title=The Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia|website=www.cmewa.com}}</ref>

===Mining===
Since 1992, Kalgoorlie has been home to the [[Diggers & Dealers]] conference, held annually in August. It is Australia's premier international mining conference.<ref name="Song">[http://www.abc.net.au/rural/content/2010/s2971212.htm Diggers and Dealers 2010 – The Song Remains The Same] ''[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC Rural]]'', author: Babs McHugh , published: 2 August 2010, accessed: 26 October 2010</ref>

The [[Super Pit gold mine|Fimiston Open Pit (Super Pit)]] is an [[Open-pit mining|open-cut]] gold mine about {{convert|3.6|km|mi|1|abbr=on}} long, {{convert|1.6|km|mi|1|abbr=on}} wide, and over {{convert|600|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} deep. Originally consisting of a large number of [[Sub-surface mining|underground mines]], including the Paringa, Oroya, Brown Hill, Chaffers, and Hainault mines, they were consolidated into a single open pit mine in 1989.<ref>{{cite web |title=History of the Super Pit |url=http://www.superpit.com.au/about/history/ |website=KCGM |access-date=2 May 2019 |location=Kalgoorlie , WA |archive-date=6 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806034224/http://www.superpit.com.au/about/history/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Mulligan |editor1-first=David |title=Environmental Management in the Australian Minerals and Energy Industries |date=1996 |publisher=UNSW Press |location=Sydney |isbn=9780868403830 |page=322 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5nKvV5UMOpwC&pg=PA322 |access-date=9 April 2019}}</ref> A visitor centre overlooks the mine, which operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The mine blasts at 1:00&nbsp;pm every day, unless winds would carry dust over the town. Each of the massive trucks carries 225 tonnes of rock and the round trip takes about 35 minutes, most of that time being the slow uphill haul. Employees must live in Kalgoorlie; there's no [[fly-in fly-out|fly-in, fly-out]] operation. The current life of mine plan covers operation until 2035, with investigations for mine extension ongoing.<ref>{{cite web|title=KCGM About Us|url=https://www.superpit.com.au/about/about-us/|access-date=3 November 2020|archive-date=30 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030082353/http://www.superpit.com.au/about/about-us/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

<gallery class="center" widths="200px" heights="200px">
File:Gold mines Kalgoorlie 2.svg|Gold mines in the Kalgoorlie region
Image:Super Pit Mine, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.jpg|The [[Super Pit gold mine|Super Pit]] that gives the mine its name appears in the centre of this image.
</gallery>

===Sex work===
{{Further|Hay Street, Kalgoorlie}}

Kalgoorlie once had a thriving sex industry, with parts of [[Hay Street, Kalgoorlie|Hay Street]] once being considered Kalgoorlie's [[red-light district]]. Originally, [[brothel]]s were only allowed to operate in Hay Street. While there were once a number of brothels in Kalgoorlie, this has since decreased.<ref name="brothel">{{cite web | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07-09/brothel-closure-leaves-last-bordello-on-historic-hay-street/11289954 | title=Kalgoorlie's 'Pink House' the last brothel standing on Hay Street's historic red-light district – ABC News | work=ABC News | date=8 July 2019 }}</ref>

[[Prostitute]]s from all over the world moved to Kalgoorlie for employment in the town's sex work industry.<ref name="women">{{cite web | url=https://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/wikb/sexwork.html | title=Karlkurla Gold: A History of the Women of Kalgoorlie–Boulder – Sex Work }}</ref>

Today, only one brothel remains in Kalgoorlie: Questa Casa ([[Italian language|Italian]] for "This House"; locally known as the "Pink House"). Questa Casa claims to be Australia's oldest operating brothel, having begun operations in 1904.<ref name="brothel"/> Questa Casa now only employs two [[sex worker]]s, but also serves as an adult tourist attraction.<ref name="women"/>

The demise of the red light district has largely been attributed to the rescinding of the ''Containment Policy'' in 1994. The ''Containment Policy'' was an informal policy that restricted all sex work in Kalgoorlie to one street: Hay Street. Nevertheless, "skimpy barmaids" (female bartenders who wear sexually provocative clothing, usually flying into Kalgoorlie from elsewhere) are known to occasionally sell sex.<ref name="women"/>

==Culture==
[[File:Hannan Street, Kalgoorlie, 2018 (04).jpg|thumb|Hannan Street; Kalgoorlie's main street]]
Kalgoorlie–Boulder has a dynamic and diverse cultural scene.<ref>Kalgoorlie–Boulder Pure Gold, Arts and Cultural Experience, 2015 http://www.kalgoorlietourism.com/Arts-Culture-Experience-Kalgoorlie {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150313035913/http://www.kalgoorlietourism.com/Arts-Culture-Experience-Kalgoorlie |date=13 March 2015 }}</ref><ref>ABC, The multicultural faces of Kalgoorlie–Boulder, 5 May 2014, http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2014/05/05/3998198.htm.</ref>

===Arts===
Kalgoorlie–Boulder has many arts organisations and practising artists.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artgold.net.au/|title=Artgold Inc|first=Design Sense Graphics &|last=Web|website=www.artgold.net.au}}</ref>

===Sports===
Kalgoorlie–Boulder's location, being roughly 600&nbsp;km from Perth, enjoys high levels of participation in [[Australian rules football]] (the [[Goldfields Football League]]), [[netball]], basketball, [[rugby league]], [[soccer]], [[field hockey]], and [[cricket]]. Other popular sports in Kalgoorlie include tennis, [[bowls|lawn bowls]], [[roller derby]], [[rugby union]], and swimming.

Kalgoorlie also has an international squash tournament held every year at the YMCA.

In a statewide sense, the semiprofessional [[Goldfields Giants]] basketball team competes in the [[State Basketball League]], and were league champions in 2007 and 2008.

The [[Goldfields Titans]] play in the [[Western Australia Rugby League]] Harvey Norman Premiership state rugby league competition. Home games are at the Oasis playing fields on Saturday afternoons.

[[Horse racing]] is also very popular in the city, and Kalgoorlie–Boulder is home to the internationally recognised{{citation needed|date=April 2015}} annual "Race Round".

Every year the annual [[Kalgoorlie Desert Race]] is held. It is a gruelling off-road race.

===Attractions===
[[File:Palace Chambers, Kalgoorlie, WA, 2023, 01.jpg|thumb|Palace Chambers]]
Given the wealth of its yesteryear, Kalgoorlie features many elaborate heritage buildings that have been retained. Kalgoorlie–Boulder – the largest settlement for many hundreds of kilometres, with many employees at the Super Pit – is the centre of the area's social life. Of particular interest is the Kalgoorlie–Boulder Racecourse, a [[horse racing]] venue. Two grass sports ovals and a cinema showing recent international releases are in the area.

Well known in the area are the Kalgoorlie,<ref name="griffithreview/kalgoorlie">{{cite news |last1=Mayes |first1=Robyn |last2=Pini |first2=Barbara |last3=Boyer |first3=Kate |title=Becoming Kalgoorlie |url=https://www.griffithreview.com/articles/becoming-kalgoorlie/ |access-date=5 February 2023 |work=Griffith Review |quote=Kalgoorlie...wouldn’t exist if it wasn’t for mining and... brothels}}</ref> Geraldton,<ref name="geraldtonguardian/skimpy">{{cite news |title=Skimpy ban would 'take away workers' entertainment' |url=https://www.geraldtonguardian.com.au/news/geraldton-guardian/hotelier-says-skimpy-ban-would-hit-hard-ng-b88409784z |access-date=5 February 2023 |work=Geraldton Guardian |date=22 March 2017 |language=en}}</ref> Perth,<ref name="independent/skimpy-cover">{{cite news |title='Skimpy' barmaids ordered to cover up |url=https://www.independent.ie/world-news/skimpy-barmaids-ordered-to-cover-up-26105575.html |access-date=5 February 2023 |work=[[independent.ie]] |language=en}}</ref> and Albany<ref name="albanyadvertiser/skimpies">{{cite news |title=Tavern owner stands up for skimpies on sexism charge |url=https://www.albanyadvertiser.com.au/news/regional/tavern-owner-stands-up-for-skimpies-on-sexism-charge-ng-b88425784z |access-date=5 February 2023 |work=The Albany Advertiser |date=28 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200323063236/https://www.albanyadvertiser.com.au/news/regional/tavern-owner-stands-up-for-skimpies-on-sexism-charge-ng-b88425784z |archive-date=2020-03-23 |language=en}}</ref> skimpy barmaids,<ref name="thewest/kalgoorlie-too-skimpy">{{cite news |title=Is this outfit too skimpy for a beer? |url=https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/kalgoorlie-skimpy-barmaid-controversy-kirsten-thieliant-told-her-outfit-could-be-too-skimpy-to-be-served-ng-b881144291z |access-date=5 February 2023 |work=[[The West Australian]] |date=22 March 2019 |language=en}}</ref> mostly flown in,<ref name="smh/skimpy-debate">{{cite news |last1=Hastie |first1=Hamish |title='I don't get it': Skimpy debate fires up after mining boss attacks sexism |url=https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/i-don-t-get-it-skimpy-debate-fires-up-after-mining-boss-attacks-sexism-20201016-p565rp.html |access-date=5 February 2023 |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=16 October 2020 |language=en}}</ref> employed by pubs like [[Exchange Hotel, Kalgoorlie|Exchange Hotel]],<ref name="watoday/overpriced-kalgoorlie">{{cite news |last1=Orr |first1=Aleisha |title='Overpriced' Kalgoorlie watering hole bites the dust |url=https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/overpriced-kalgoorlie-watering-hole-bites-the-dust-20110919-1khj1.html |access-date=5 February 2023 |work=WAtoday |date=19 September 2011 |language=en}}</ref> who walk around "scantily clad"<ref name="nzherald/skimpies-return">{{cite news |title=Skimpies return to Kalgoorlie as dresscode fails |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/skimpies-return-to-kalgoorlie-as-topless-bar-dresscode-fails-to-catch-on/4YQOYBNB273ARFREJGQKQZ3HDU/ |access-date=5 February 2023 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |language=en-NZ}}</ref> in bikini, lingerie<ref name="theguardian/skimpies-nights">{{cite news |last1=Wahlquist |first1=Calla |title='Skimpies' night: the Western Australia pub tradition that refuses to die |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/mar/28/skimpies-nights-western-australia-pub-tradition |access-date=5 February 2023 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=27 March 2017}}</ref> or [[burlesque]] outfits to attract punters and who expect a fee<ref name="time/Treasure">{{cite magazine |last1=Newton-Small |first1=Jay |title=Treasure Down Under |url=https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,2166710,00.html |access-date=5 February 2023 |magazine=Time |date=10 March 2014}}</ref> in return.<ref>[http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/12747404/morality-tames-kal-skimpies/ ''The Western Australian'' on a famous Skimpie] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120528224519/http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/12747404/morality-tames-kal-skimpies |date=28 May 2012 }} retrieved 7 July 2012</ref>
[[File:Exchange Hotel, Kalgoorlie, 2018 (04).jpg|thumb|The landmark [[Exchange Hotel, Kalgoorlie|Exchange Hotel]]]]
[[File:York Hotel, Kalgoorlie, 2016.jpg|thumb|York Hotel]]

===Historic hotels===
Kalgoorlie has historical hotels still in operation:
* Broken Hill Hotel – iconic venue in Boulder  
* [[Exchange Hotel, Kalgoorlie]] – situated at Kalgoorlie's main intersection
* [[Kalgoorlie Hotel]] – opposite the Kalgoorlie town hall
* [[Palace Hotel, Kalgoorlie|Palace Hotel]] – also situated at Kalgoorlie's main intersection
* Piccadilly Hotel – suburban pub north of the Kalgoorlie CBD
* Recreation Hotel – a two-storied hotel in Boulder
* [[York Hotel, Kalgoorlie|York Hotel]] – a state heritage listed hotel on Hannan Street 

Many hotels have been put to private use, including:
* Cornwall Hotel, Boulder, extensively damaged during 1934 riots<ref>{{Citation | author1=Le Souef, Leslie | title=The Cornwall Hotel, Boulder owned by one of the Jordans best friends Jack Osmetti. Looted and destroyed by fire. This hotel will be well remembered by the Walsh, Pitman-Coulter, Treffene murder cases | date=1934 | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/157661183 | access-date=22 March 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{Citation | title=Damage to the Cornwall Hotel from riots | date=1900 | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/159554689 | access-date=22 March 2012 }}</ref>
* Mount Lyell (refurbished as a restaurant 2004, currently a Nando's restaurant)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nandos.com.au/restaurants/Kalgoorlie|title=Nando's restaurants near Kalgoorlie}}</ref>

Hotels that have disappeared from the city include:
* Boulder Block (demolished 1991) (Removed due to Super Pit expansion. This pub had a mine shaft so underground workers could access it.)
* Commercial Hotel (burnt down 3 November 1978)<ref>"''Kalgoorlie Miner''" Fire Guts Top Floor of Commercial. 4 November 1978. p1.</ref>
* Fimiston Hotel (demolished February 1980)<ref>''Kalgoorlie Miner'' "Famous old Hotel being pulled down". 1 February 1980. p3.</ref>
* Foundry Hotel (closed 2005 – damaged by fire 3 July 2008, deliberately lit on fire in 2009, Burnt to the ground 2012)
* Glendevon Hotel (burnt down 1986)
* Golden Eagle (The collapsed balcony of the Golden Eagle hotel on the corner of Lane and Wittenoom St in Boulder.)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/galleries/a/-/article/7085110/image/1/kalgoorlie-earthquake/ |title= Photo Galleries – the West Australian|website=au.news.yahoo.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005203811/http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/galleries/a/-/article/7085110/image/1/kalgoorlie-earthquake/ |archive-date=5 October 2013}}</ref> Damaged by fire then demolished in 2012
* [[Home from Home Family hotel, Kalgoorlie|Home from Home Family hotel]] (burnt in the riots of 1934)
* Oriental Hotel (demolished July 1972)<ref>''Kalgoorlie Miner'' "Oriental Hotel demolition starts amid protests". 29 June 1972. p1.</ref>

==Suburbs==
The Kalgoorlie–Boulder metropolitan area consists of the following suburbs:<ref>{{Citation | title=Greater Perth street directory | date=2012 | publisher=Ausway Digital | edition=54th | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/37035151 | access-date=26 January 2014 }}  The Melway Perth suburban map has a series of maps at the rear of Kalgoorlie suburbs K1 to K6, {{Citation | author1=Western Australia. Dept. of Land Information | title=Travellers atlas of Western Australia | date=2006 | publisher=Dept. of Land Information | edition=9th | isbn=978-1-921048-13-5 }}the travellers atlas has K2 to K7 – each of these map series are almost identical and show suburb boundaries.</ref>

* '''Boulder'''
{{Main|Boulder, Western Australia}}
Known as the home of the Super Pit, it is one of Kalgoorlie–Boulder's historical suburbs featuring many buildings and landmarks dating as far back as 1882. It was once the central business district for the Town of Boulder, but since amalgamation with Kalgoorlie, it is now more of a historical local centre. Boulder has its own post office, town hall and many hotels along its main thoroughfare, Burt Street. A significant refurbishment has been commenced as part of the 'Royalties for Regions' initiative.
* '''Broadwood''' (aka – Hampton Heights)
A new housing suburb located next to the [[Kalgoorlie–Boulder Airport]], which was recently expanded.
* '''Fairways'''
This area derives its name from the golf course that once occupied the area. It was released to provide affordable property to a growing population in Kalgoorlie–Boulder. Fairways features a private primary school, church, caravan park and small business.
* '''Golden Grove''' (formerly Adeline)
Adeline was originally constructed around 1970 by the State Housing Commission. The suburb was built on the "[[Radburn concept]]", with houses facing away from the street and common pathways linking homes. The area has been plagued by antisocial problems. In 2003, a significant urban renewal project was commenced, including the renaming of the suburb to ''Golden Grove'' and re-aligning of homes. The project has seen some success but has yet to fully eliminate antisocial problems within the area.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/Hansard%5Chansard.nsf/0/cd1e3a343b9f2cdec8257570007fe77c/$FILE/C36%20S2%2020030311%20p5054b-5055a.pdf | title=HOMESWEST HOUSING, KALGOORLIE, ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOUR | publisher=Government Western Australia | date=11 March 2003 | access-date=14 July 2014}}</ref>
* '''Hampton Heights'''
See Broadwood.
* [[File:Hannans - Finnerty Park 3.jpg|thumb|Finnerty Park, Hannans]]'''Hannans'''

Located in Kalgoorlie's far north. Hannans was the first suburb to have its own independent shopping centre ("Hannans Boulevard") which includes a IGA SuperMarket (formally Coles supermarket). The area also has a primary school and an 18-hole golf course. The original course was not formally grassed but was recently refurbished. Several surrounding golf clubs joined together to form one club known as 'The Goldfields Golf Club'. A dam has been constructed to service what is now a luxury desert golf course and club. Alongside the golf course project has been the development and release of Greenview estate. It lies on the western border of Hannans. This ongoing project has been designed as an environmentally friendly estate, and will eventually consist of over 2000 homes, apartments and facilities such as parks and schools. As one of Kalgoorlie's highest growth areas there has been a proposal for a new alternative route, out of the suburb onto the Kalgoorlie Bypass, to avoid traffic problems on the already heavily used Graeme Street which is a direct route to the city centre. Other developments include 'Karkurla Rise' and 'Karkurla View' which have added an additional 400 homes to the area.
* '''Kalgoorlie'''
{{Main|Kalgoorlie (suburb)}}
The central business district. Hannan Street, named after Paddy Hannan, is Kalgoorlie's main street and stretches the length of the suburb. The western side of the suburb consists of housing and some light industry. The eastern side contains retail chains, banks, the police station, court house, restaurants, hotels, tourist attractions, schools, university, and a TAFE.
* '''Lamington'''
One of Kalgoorlie's oldest suburbs. Much like other older suburbs, almost every street is parallel with Hannan Street in Central Kalgoorlie. Streets are noticeably wide. It houses North Kalgoorlie Primary School, small businesses, a medical practice, a hotel, tavern and a non-maintained 18-hole golf course.
* '''Mullingar'''
Much smaller today than it originally was before the Super Pit expansion, Mullingar is located at the far east end of Lamington, between the northern Goldfields railway and Goldfields Highway.
* '''O'Connor'''
Officially O'Connor is the south-east section of the suburb of Somerville. Much of the area is increasingly now known as O'Connor. It is home to a primary school (O'Connor Primary School), a private high school (Goldfields Baptist College), and shopping facilities. It also houses the city's only recreation centre.
* '''Piccadilly'''<ref>{{Citation | author1=Aerial Surveys Australia | author2=HRRC | title=Aerial photograph of Kalgoorlie looking south west across the cemetery, the suburb of Piccadilly and the town, 18 Dec. 1969 [picture] | date=1969 | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/11395320 | access-date=26 January 2014 }}</ref>
A narrow suburb following Piccadilly street between Central Kalgoorlie and Lamington. It features the city's regional hospital, small businesses, a hotel, sporting arena and two grassed ovals.
* '''Somerville'''
Somerville marks the end of Great Eastern Highway that stretches between Kalgoorlie–Boulder and Perth. Much of the area is now referred to locally as O'Connor. Somerville contains a residential area, schools, retail shops, light industry and some horse stables. In the past it also contained market gardens.
* '''South Kalgoorlie'''
Stretching from Boundary Street, Kalgoorlie to Holmes Street, Golden Grove and bordering with Central Kalgoorlie, O'Connor and Golden Grove, South Kalgoorlie is mostly residential but also contains the Kalgoorlie–Boulder Racecourse, schools, some light industrial and small businesses. The suburb was expanded in the mid-1990s to include a sub-division named "Sport of Kings" on Maxwell Street, using a surplus of land from the racecourse.
* '''Victory Heights'''
A residential-only subdivision within Fairways estate along Burt Street.
* '''West Kalgoorlie'''
Kalgoorlie's main industrial area, it is the first suburb as you approach Kalgoorlie on the Great Eastern Highway. It features the city's airport, as well as small, medium, and heavy industrial areas. Currently under expansion further west (ANZAC Drive Industrial Estate).
* '''West Lamington'''
The western tip of Lamington was built in the 1980s. It includes one shop, sporting facilities and an [[arboretum]] nature reserve.
* '''Williamstown'''
This small existing area features mostly housing with one small primary school. It is also home to the Mount Charlotte gold mine (past production of about 5,000,000 ounces of gold), the Cassidy Shaft and Nanny Goat Hill (Mt Gleddon). Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines, owner of the Super Pit to the south on the Golden Mile, from 2015 mined the ''Hidden Secret'' orebody, between {{convert|215|m|ft}} and {{convert|440|m|ft}} below the surface of Williamstown, using Mount Charlotte's Cassidy Shaft as access.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lucas|first1=Jarrod|title=Super Pit to reveal Hidden Secret |url=https://thewest.com.au/business/finance/super-pit-to-reveal-hidden-secret-ng-ya-125839|access-date=26 May 2016|work=The West Australian|date=16 July 2015|location=Perth, WA}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Underground Mining |url=http://www.superpit.com.au/about/underground-mining/ |website=KCGM |publisher=Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines |access-date=9 April 2020}}</ref>

==Transport==
[[File:Prospector, Kalgoorlie, 2016 (01).jpg|thumb|[[Kalgoorlie railway station]]]]

===Rail===
{{See also|Timber railway lines of Western Australia#Firewood Industry|Kalgoorlie railway station}}
The town is located on the main [[Sydney–Perth rail corridor|East-West rail corridor]] across Australia. The ''[[Transwa Prospector]]'' operates once to twice daily passenger train services from Kalgoorlie to Perth. The ''[[Indian Pacific]]'' train also stops here, operating weekly in each direction.

===Buses===
Town bus services are provided by [[TransGoldfields]], there are three town routes as well as school services. [[Transwa]] also operates road coaches that service the town.

===Air===
Commercial air services connect Kalgoorlie–Boulder with Melbourne and Perth, operating out of the [[Kalgoorlie–Boulder Airport]]. Airlines that provide regular flights include [[Alliance Airlines]], [[Qantas]], [[QantasLink]] and [[Virgin Australia Regional Airlines|Virgin Australia]]. There is a locally owned and operated charter company with a flight school, [[Goldfields Air Services]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goldfieldsairservices.com/|title=Home|website=Goldfields Air Services}}</ref>

===Road===
Kalgoorlie is linked to Perth by the [[Great Eastern Highway]], and is also on the [[Goldfields Highway]].

==Media==
'''Radio'''

Radio Services available in Kalgoorlie:
*[[ABC Goldfields–Esperance]]: 6GF 648 AM \ 94.3 FM (Part of the [[ABC Local Radio]] network)
*[[ABC Classic|ABC Classic FM]]: 6ABCFM 95.5 FM;
*[[Radio National|ABC Radio National]]: 6ABCRN 97.1 FM
*[[Triple J|ABC Triple J]]: 6JJJ 93.5 FM \ 98.7 FM
*[[ABC NewsRadio|ABC News]]: 6PNN 100.3 FM
*[[Hit Western Australia|Hit 97.9]] (Commercial Station) 6KAR: 91.9 \ 97.9 FM – [[Contemporary hit radio]] format
*[[Triple M]] (Commercial Station) 6KG: 981 AM \ 92.7 FM – Adult Contemporary / Classic Hits / Talk radio format
*[[Vision Christian Radio|Vision Radio Network]] 1431 AM: Community Narrowcast Station – Christian praise, worship music and talk.
*Tjuma Pulka (Media) Aboriginal Corporation: 96.3 FM (Aboriginal Community radio service)
*6TAB Racing Radio – 88FM (Live broadcasts of Horse Racing, Greyhound Racing and Harness Racing, with talkback and music played at other times).

'''Television'''

Television services available include:
*The [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] (ABC) – ABC TV, ABC Family/ABC Kids, ABC Entertains, ABC News (digital channels)
*The [[Special Broadcasting Service]] (SBS) – SBS, SBS Viceland, SBS World Movies, SBS Food, NITV (digital channels)
* [[Seven Network]]
* [[WOW (TV station)|WIN Television]], an affiliate station of the [[Nine Network]]
* [[West Digital Television]], an affiliate station of the [[Network 10]] (provided jointly by Seven West Media and WIN Television)

The programming schedule is mainly the same as the Seven, Nine and Ten stations in Perth with variations for news bulletins, sport telecasts such as the [[Australian Football League]] and [[National Rugby League]], children's and lifestyle programs and infomercials or ''paid programming''.

Seven maintains a newsroom in the city. The Seven bureau provides coverage of the surrounding area for the station's nightly 30-minute news program, ''Seven News'', at 5:30pm on weeknights.

A [[Foxtel]] subscription television service is available via satellite.

'''Newspapers'''

The local newspaper for the Kalgoorlie–Boulder and Goldfields region is ''[[The Kalgoorlie Miner]]''.

Newspapers from Perth, including ''[[The West Australian]]'' and ''[[The Sunday Times (Western Australia)|The Sunday Times]]'', are also available, as well as national newspapers such as ''[[The Australian]]'' and the ''[[Australian Financial Review]]''.

==Education==
There are 10 primary schools, four high schools and one university in the Kalgoorlie–Boulder area.

===Primary schools===
* Boulder Primary School
* East Kalgoorlie Primary School
* Goldfields Baptist College ''(private)''
* Hannans Primary School
* Kalgoorlie Primary School
* Kalgoorlie School of the Air
* North Kalgoorlie Primary School
* O'Connor Primary School
* O'Connor Education Support Centre
* Saint Joseph's Primary School ''(private)''
* Saint Mary's Primary School (Kalgoorlie Catholic Primary School) ''(private)''
* South Kalgoorlie Primary School

===High schools===
* [[Eastern Goldfields College]] (formerly the Eastern Goldfields Senior High School Senior Campus)
* Eastern Goldfields Education Support Centre
* [[John Paul College (Kalgoorlie)|John Paul College]] (formerly [[Prendiville College]] & Christian Brothers College (amalgamated)) ''(private)''
* [[Kalgoorlie–Boulder Community High School]] (formerly the Eastern Goldfields Senior High School Middle School Campus)
* [[Goldfields Baptist College]] (Year K–10) (private)<ref>{{cite web|title=College Facilities|url=http://www.gbc.wa.edu.au/gbc/college-facilities/|website=Goldfields Baptist College|access-date=22 November 2017|archive-date=1 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201033224/http://www.gbc.wa.edu.au/gbc/college-facilities/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Universities===
* Curtin University of Technology – Kalgoorlie Campus (includes the [http://www.wasm.curtin.edu.au Western Australian School of Mines] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151108071702/http://wasm.curtin.edu.au/ |date=8 November 2015 }} and [https://web.archive.org/web/20120723060751/http://kalg.curtin.edu.au/index.cfm Curtin VTEC]; formerly Kalgoorlie College)
* University of Western Australia and University of Notre Dame Australia – Rural Clinical School of Western Australia [http://www.rcs.uwa.edu.au] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930222409/http://www.rcs.uwa.edu.au/ |date=30 September 2018 }}

==Notable people==
Notable people from or who have lived in Kalgoorlie include:
* [[Kate Atkinson (actress)|Kate Atkinson]], actress, voice artist, theatre actor
*[[Thomas Axford]], [[Victoria Cross|VC]], First World War recipient of the Victoria Cross<ref name="paver">{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-05/family-searches-for-victoria-cross-heros-forgotten-daughter/9726406 |title=Mystery remains unsolved as Victoria Cross hero's family searches for forgotten daughter |first=Jarrod |last=Lucas |date=5 May 2018 |work=ABC News |access-date=2 August 2018}}</ref>
* [[Matt Birney]], former [[Leader of the Opposition (Western Australia)|WA Leader of the Opposition]]<ref name="Hansard">
{{Cite web
|work=Western Australia Hansard
|page=2923
|title=KEMP, MR DEAN, RETIREMENT
|url=http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/hansard/hans35.nsf/(ATT)/AA8DC99A228D49F448256AB50079FCD8/$file/A36+S1+20010823+p2921c-2923a.pdf |access-date=17 February 2008
|date=23 August 2001}}</ref>
* [[John Bowler (politician)|John Bowler]], Australian politician from Western Australia
* [[Graeme Campbell (politician)|Graeme Campbell]], Australian politician, represented the seat of [[Division of Kalgoorlie|Kalgoorlie]] from 1980 to 1998
* [[John Carroll (VC)|John Carroll]], [[Victoria Cross|VC]], First World War recipient of the Victoria Cross<ref name=paver/>
* [[Leonard Casley]], founder of the [[Hutt River Province]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article34319333 |title=Family Notices |newspaper=[[Western Argus]] |volume=32 |issue=1646 |location=Western Australia |date=8 September 1925 |access-date=4 September 2020 |page=15 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
* [[Mackenzie Clinch Hoycard]], basketball player
* [[John Cornell]], actor and movie producer, best known for playing Strop on ''[[The Paul Hogan Show]]''
* [[Wendy Duncan]], Australian politician from Western Australia
* [[Rica Erickson]], historian, botanist and author<ref>
{{Cite web
|work=State Library of Western Australia
|title= Rica Erickson
|url=http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/erickson/pages/childhood.html
|access-date=17 February 2008|date=1 September 2001}}</ref>
* [[Dean Fiore]], V8 supercar driver
* [[Brian Hayes (broadcaster)|Brian Hayes]], British radio personality<ref>{{Cite web|work=BBC Press Office |title=Brian Hayes |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/biographies/biogs/radiofivelive/brian_hayes.shtml |access-date=17 February 2008 |date=1 June 2004 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070124191645/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/biographies/biogs/radiofivelive/brian_hayes.shtml |archive-date=24 January 2007 }}</ref>
* [[Royce Hunt]], rugby league player
* [[Sophie Garbin]], Netball player for the [[Australian Diamonds]] and [[Collingwood Magpies]]
* [[Steve Johnston]], speedway rider
* [[Eileen Joyce]], pianist
* [[Dean Kemp]], former [[Australian Rules Football|Australian rules]] footballer<ref name="Hansard" />
* [[Wallace Kyle]], Air Marshall, last leader of [[RAF Bomber Command]]<ref>{{Cite book|chapter-url = http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/kyle-sir-wallace-hart-12761|title = Kyle, Sir Wallace Hart|chapter = Kyle, Sir Wallace Hart (1910–1988)|website =Australian Dictionary of Biography |publisher = National Centre of Biography, Australian National University}}</ref>
* [[Walter Lindrum]], champion professional billiards player<ref>
{{Cite book
|work=Australian Dictionary of Biography: Online
|title= Lindrum, Walter Albert (1898–1960)
|chapter= Walter Albert Lindrum (1898–1960)
|publisher= National Centre of Biography, Australian National University
|url=http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A100674b.htm
|access-date=17 February 2008}}</ref>
* [[Ron Manners]], prominent ex–local businessperson
* [[Barry Marshall]], [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize winner]]<ref>{{Cite web
|work=ABC Radio Goldfields Esperance WA
|title=From Kalgoorlie ward to Nobel award
|author=Helen Wolfenden
|url=http://www.abc.net.au/goldfields/stories/s1476222.htm
|access-date=17 February 2008
|date=4 October 2005 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080310194747/http://www.abc.net.au/goldfields/stories/s1476222.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 10 March 2008}}</ref>
* [[Bob Marshall (billiards player)|Bob Marshall]], champion billiards player
* [[Anthony Martin (racing driver)|Anthony Martin]], racing driver
* [[Zaneta Mascarenhas]], [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] member for [[Division of Swan|Swan]]
* [[Fleur McIntyre]], basketball coach with the Sydney Kings in the NBL
* [[Bert Nankiville]], swimmer<ref>{{cite news |title=Swimming in Perth {{!}} Nankville defeats Crawford in 440 |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11883015 |access-date=8 August 2021 |work=[[The Argus (Melbourne)|The Argus]] |date=17 February 1936 |page=4 |via=[[Trove]]}}</ref>
* [[Gladys Agness Newton]] (1901–1988) was born here at Paddington. Founded the Slow Learning Children’s Group of Western Australia.<ref>{{Citation |last1=Bolton |first1=G. C. |title=Gertrude Winifred Ruston (1897–1985) |url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/ruston-gertrude-winifred-14186 |work=Australian Dictionary of Biography |access-date=2023-12-28 |place=Canberra |publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University |language=en |last2=Byrne |first2=Geraldine}}</ref>
* [[Michael Patrizi]], V8 supercar driver
* [[James del Piano]], businessman, Italian diaspora aficionado<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |last=Trinca |first=Mathew|encyclopedia=Australian Dictionary of Biography |title=del Piano, James Andrew (Jim) (1916–1981) |chapter=James Andrew (Jim) del Piano (1916–1981) |url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/del-piano-james-andrew-jim-12413 |access-date=7 August 2021 |publisher=Australian National University}}</ref>
* [[William Pike (jockey)|William Pike]], jockey<ref>{{cite news|title=Pike's brilliant career built from humble beginnings in 2002|url=https://www.kalminer.com.au/news/kalgoorlie-miner/pikes-brilliant-career-built-from-humble-beginnings-in-2002-c-12045329|work=[[Kalgoorlie Miner]]|date=4 October 2023| first=Neale|last=Harvey}}</ref> 
* [[Melissa Price (politician)|Melissa Price]], [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]] member for [[Division of Durack|Durack]]
* [[Tim Rogers (musician)|Tim Rogers]], singer/songwriter<ref>{{Cite web
|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation
|title=George Negus Tonight:Tim Rogers
|url=http://www.abc.net.au/dimensions/dimensions_people/Transcripts/s845659.htm
|access-date=17 February 2008}}</ref>
* [[Dom Sheed]], Australian rules footballer
* [[Grant Stewart (cricketer)|Grant Stewart]], cricketer
* [[Jenny Talia]], singer/songwriter<ref name="Hunter">{{cite web | url = http://www.femail.com.au/jenny-talia-focus-interview.htm | archive-url = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20140701205300/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/13322/20140702-0653/www.femail.com.au/jenny-talia-focus-interview.htm | url-status = dead | archive-date = 1 July 2014 | title = Jenny Talia F.O.C.U.S. Interview | last = Hunter | first = Brooke | work = femail.com.au | date = 2 July 2014 | access-date = 29 August 2016 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
* [[Ian Taylor (Australian politician)|Ian Taylor]], [[Deputy Premier of Western Australia]] 1990–1993
* [[Elizabeth Truswell]], former Chief Scientist at the [[Australian Geological Survey Organisation]]
* [[Christian de Vietri]], artist
* [[Terry Walsh (field hockey)|Terry Walsh]], field hockey striker and coach<ref>
{{Cite web
 |work        = Kalgoorlie–Boulder Urban Landcare Group
 |title       = Olympic Landcare Project
 |url         = http://www.kbulg.org.au/olympic.php
 |access-date  = 17 February 2008
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20080311031820/http://www.kbulg.org.au/olympic.php
 |archive-date = 11 March 2008
 |df          = dmy-all
}}</ref>
* [[Kevin Bloody Wilson]], singer and comedian<ref>{{Cite web
|work=Kevin Bloody Wilson official site
|title=WTF is Kev??
|url=http://www.kevinbloodywilson.com/site/wtf-is-kev/
|access-date=17 February 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070829074056/http://www.kevinbloodywilson.com/site/wtf-is-kev/ <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 29 August 2007}}</ref>
* [[Lydia Williams]], Australian soccer player<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ross |first=Julius |date=2020-11-12 |title=💬 In My Words: Lydia Williams |url=https://pfa.net.au/in-my-words/in-my-words-lydia-williams/ |access-date=2023-07-03 |website=Professional Footballers Australia |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Images==
<gallery widths="190px" heights="180px" "="">
Image:Kalgoorlie Exchange Hotel DSC04484.JPG|[[Exchange Hotel, Kalgoorlie|Exchange Hotel]].
File:Kalgoorlie Gold Mine.JPG|Mt Charlotte Mine and Cassidy Shaft, Williamstown.
Image:York Hotel, Kalgoorlie.jpg|[[York Hotel, Kalgoorlie|York Hotel]].
Image:Kalgoorlie The Big Pit DSC04498.JPG|The [[Super Pit gold mine|Super Pit]], Australia's largest open-cut gold mine until 2016.
Image:Kalgoorlie Post Office Clock.jpg|The Kalgoorlie Courthouse, previously the Post Office.
Image:Kalgoorlie Judds Pub.jpg|The [[Kalgoorlie Hotel]]/Judds Pub.
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Auralia]] (proposed Australian state with its capital in Kalgoorlie)
* [[Yilgarn craton]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==References==
* Casey, Gavin and Mayman, Ted.(1964) ''The Mile That Midas Touched'' Rigby, Adelaide..

==Further reading==
* 100th anniversary of rail link (History of the Eastern Goldfields railway, officially completed on 1 January 1897, to the present, including introduction of the [[Transwa Prospector|Prospector]] train on 29 November 1971) Kalgoorlie Miner 1 January 1997, p.&nbsp;2
* Early Railways in the Kalgoorlie Area, Shepley, W.H. [[Australian Railway History|Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin]], November 1965

==External links==
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* [https://www.ckb.wa.gov.au/ City of Kalgoorlie–Boulder official website]
* [http://www.kalgoorlietourism.com/ Kalgoorlie official tourism website]

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