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Western Australian Museum – KALGOORLIE-BOULDER
DIGGERS, DEALERS AND DOERS
People who have made Kalgoorlie great
Western Australian Museum - Kalgoorlie-Boulder Opens 1 August 2009
Diggers, dealers and doers – People who have made Kalgoorlie great is an exciting new exhibition that showcases the stories of twenty individuals who have lived, worked and changed Kalgoorlie over the years. The subjects range from historical figures, local heroes and some of the infamous characters of past and present that have helped shape the mining town.
Kalgoorlie has produced and hosted a variety of fascinating and radical personalities including a Nobel Prize winning professor, an AFL star, an ARIA award winning musician and an American President. Boundary breakers, like the first Aboriginal nurse and the towns' first female councillor, will also have their stories shared. Along with war heroes, local celebrities and beloved mining personalities who were involved with the industry that created, and still supports, this town.