City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder History and Heritage

City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder History and Heritage The Goldfields War Museum and City Archives are located in the Boulder Town Hall, 116 Burt Street, WA C. Williamson's opera and drama productions.

The beautifully preserved Boulder Town Hall is home to the Local History Archives and Goldfields War Museum. The town hall is also home to the highly significant theatre curtain painted in 1908 by Philip Goatcher; renowned scenic painter for most of J. The painting depicts the Bay of Naples and Mount Vesuvius, this drop curtain is painted in the Tromp lโ€™oeil style. The Local History Archives holds

a wide collection of research materials such as: council documents, historical books, microfiche index of births, deaths and marriages since 1841microfiche Pioneers index and various Goldfieldsโ€™ Newspapers since 1895 on microfilm. Our friendly staff can assist you to find answers to your questions, whether it be about local history or a forgotten relative. The Goldfields War Museum houses a thought provoking display of memorabilia showcasing the involvement of Goldfields citizens in times of war. Displays cover themes from the Boer War, WWI, WWII and the Vietnam War. The Goldfields War Museum accepts donations of militaria associated with the Goldfields region.

22/09/2025

๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†?

Head to Boulder Town Hall to collect your item list and follow the trail along Burt Street! Help Clarence and Elvira find all the essential items they need for their World War One kit - a great way for kids to explore and learn these holidays.

๐Ÿ“… Tuesday 30 September to Saturday 4 October, Monday 6 October to Saturday 11 October
๐ŸŽซ $4 per child
๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘งโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ All children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

See what else is on these school holidays ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://ow.ly/Jfuu50WYznM

22/09/2025

๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ!

Want to learn more about the activities on offer at our City facilities, including the Goldfields Oasis Kalgoorlie-Boulder, William Grundt Memorial Library and Goldfields Arts Centre?

Head to our website to check out our school holiday guide โžก๏ธ https://ow.ly/zxqV50WYzeQ

22/09/2025
08/08/2025

We've been hard at work collaborating with our Library team to put together the history of the William Grundt Memorial Library all in preparation for its 50th Anniversary Celebrations.

31/07/2025

Want to know more about the history of the Goldfields War Museum based at the Boulder Town Hall? Here's just a little look at what we get up to in the Heritage team.

29/06/2025

Do you know anyone in this photo? We are seeking updated information about the people in this photo in connection with our 50th birthday. If you have any information please contact Tammy at the library on 9021 7112

29/06/2025

๐Ÿพ ๐—ช๐—ต๐˜† ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—น๐˜‚ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ž๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ-๐—ž๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜€?

Join us at Boulder Town Hall and follow an interactive story trail through the streets of Boulder to discover the ancient Aboriginal legend of Marlu (Red Kangaroo) and Kirti-Kirti (Hill Kangaroo) - and how they got their tails! ๐Ÿฆ˜

๐Ÿ“… Monday 7 July to Saturday 12 July, Monday 14 July to Saturday 19 July
๐ŸŽซ $4 per child
๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘งโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ All children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

See what else is on these July school holidays ๐Ÿ‘‰ info.ckb.wa.gov.au/46d6Xq8

๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—›๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—š๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐— ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—บThis Reconciliation Week, learn about th...
30/05/2025

๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—›๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—š๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐— ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—บ

This Reconciliation Week, learn about the brave First Nations servicemen and women who served our country. Explore powerful stories of service and resilience and gain deeper insight into the history of First Nations people in Kalgoorlie-Boulder.

๐Ÿ“… Tuesday 27 May โ€“ Tuesday 3 June
๐Ÿ•’ Friday & Tuesday: 10am - 4pm
๐Ÿ•’ Saturday: 9am โ€“ 1pm
๐ŸŽซ Free entry

To learn more about Reconciliation Week and explore the full schedule of community events, visit โžก๏ธ https://info.ckb.wa.gov.au/3ZBE3fb

๐Ÿ“ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—•๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ?Come along to the Boulder Town Hall as part of the Kalgoorlie-Boulder Heritage Festi...
16/05/2025

๐Ÿ“ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—•๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ?
Come along to the Boulder Town Hall as part of the Kalgoorlie-Boulder Heritage Festival!

Explore one of our cityโ€™s most iconic buildings, enjoy a guided tour at 10.30am, view the one-of-a-kind Goatcher Curtain, explore the Goldfields War Museum, and browse local market stalls.

๐Ÿ—“ Today | Saturday 17 May
๐Ÿ•˜ 9am โ€“ 2pm (Tour at 10.30am)
๐Ÿ’ฐ Free entry

A great way to soak up local history and enjoy your Saturday morning!

Saturday fun! Head down to the Boulder Town Hall for our community markets and open day!
16/05/2025

Saturday fun! Head down to the Boulder Town Hall for our community markets and open day!

Address

116 Burt Street
Boulder, WA
6430

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 4pm
Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 9am - 1pm

Telephone

+61890219817

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