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Coolgardie

Coolgardie is a town in the Goldfields region of Western Australia. Gold was found there in 1892 by Arthur Bayley and William Ford, starting a rush that briefly made it the third-largest town in the colony. Its importance faded after the richer discoveries at nearby Kalgoorlie, and it is now a small town.

Coolgardie
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Colony of Western Australia

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Coolgardie. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/coolgardie
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“Coolgardie.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/coolgardie. Accessed .
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