Bonnie Vale, Western Australia
{{Short description|Abandoned town in Western Australia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Use Australian English|date=June 2015}}
{{Infobox Australian place | type = town
| name = Bonnie Vale
| state = wa
| image =
| caption =
| lga = Shire of Coolgardie
| coordinates = {{coord|30.856|S|121.162|E|display=inline,title}}
| postcode = 6430
| est = 1897
| pop =
| elevation= 375
| maxtemp =
| mintemp =
| rainfall =
| stategov = Eyre
| fedgov = O'Connor
| dist1 = 570
| dir1 = ENE
| location1= Perth, Western Australia
| dist2 = 12
| dir2 = north
| location2= Coolgardie
| dist3 =
| dir3 =
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Bonnie Vale is an abandoned goldfields townsite {{cvt|14|km}} north of Coolgardie in the Shire of Coolgardie in Western Australia.
History
The town was gazetted in 1897. It was apparently named after Bonnie, a prospector who picked up a {{convert|7|ozt|g|adj=on}} nugget here in May/June 1894.{{LandInfo WA|c|B|8 June 2007}}
It is famous as the site of the Varischetti mine rescue of 1907, when Italian gold miner Modesto Varischetti was trapped for nine days in a mine when it was flooded after a thunderstorm. Varischetti survived in an air pocket until rescued. A diver using deep-sea diving equipment located Varischetti five days after the mine was flooded, and provided him with food, candles and letters of encouragement.
Rail services
The Prospector service, which runs each way between East Perth and Kalgoorlie once or twice each day, stops at Bonnie Vale.{{cite web |url=https://www.transwa.wa.gov.au/Portals/0/Timetables/Prospector%20Timetable.pdf |title=Prospector Timetable |website=Transwa |publisher=Public Transport Authority |date=9 October 2022 |access-date=30 March 2024}}
{{Adjacent stations|system=Transwa
|line1=Prospector|left1=Koolyanobbing|right1=Kalgoorlie
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References
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{{Towns Goldfields-Esperance WA}}
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Category:Ghost towns in Western Australia
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