Laverton as the start or end of the Great Central Road was a little disappointing - smaller than I expected. It did have a great dump point, with potable water though.

Leonora - Gwalia was much more interesting, although the grocery shopping was still uninspiring.

Still an active gold mining area this is the open cut pit next to the Gwalia Museum.

The now defunct underground mine had an inclined shaft, at about 45 degrees, roughly following the gold seam down. This is the winder room with the piston steam engines used to haul both men and ore up and down.

At one stage Herbert Hoover was the mine manager - he went on to become Amercia's President Hoover.

Stumbled across this board in one of the museum sheds. I mustn't be as old as I think I am as I have never seen a synchronising board that looks like this. Perhaps some of the operators from Callide A have used something similar.

There is a whole partially restored town of corrugated iron shanties surrounding the mine

I think this piano might need a tune.

Garage.

The State Hotel was owned and built by the State Government.