Eastern Goldfields

The region encompasses the towns of Kalgoorlie, Boulder, Coolgardie, Kambalda, Southern Cross and other smaller settlements within this area. The name is derived in two parts: Eastern in relation to its location from Perth, and Goldfields as the name suggests comes from the mining of gold in the region.{{cn|date=November 2021}}

In the 1980s, a series of surveys were reported for the broader region.{{Citation | author1=Newby, K. R | author2=Western Australian Museum | author3=Western Australia. Biological Surveys Committee | title=The Biological survey of the eastern goldfields of Western Australia | year=1984 | publication-date=1984 | publisher=Western Australian Museum | isbn=978-0-7244-9972-4 }}

The component areas were designated:

• Lake Johnston - Hyden{{Citation | author1=How, R. A | author2=Western Australian Museum | author3=How, R | title=The Biological survey of the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia. Part 4, Lake Johnston - Hyden study area | year=1988 | publication-date=1988 | publisher=Western Australian Museum | isbn=978-0-7309-2111-0 }}
• Edjudina - Menzies{{Citation | author1=Dell, John | author2=Western Australian Museum | title=The Biological survey of the eastern goldfields of Western Australia. Part 5, Edjudina - Menzies study area | publication-date=1988 | publisher=Western Australian Museum | isbn=978-0-7244-9970-0 }}
• Youanmi - Leonora{{Citation | author1=How, R. A | author2=Dell, J | author3=Milewski, A. V | author4=Western Australian Museum | title=The Biological survey of the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia. Part 6, Youanmi - Leonora study area. Part 7, Duketon - Sir Samuel study area | publication-date=1992 | publisher=Western Australian Museum | isbn=978-0-7309-4651-9 }}
• Duketon - Sir Samuel{{Citation | author1=How, R. A | author2=Dell, J | author3=Milewski, A. V | author4=Western Australian Museum | title=The Biological survey of the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia. Part 6, Youanmi - Leonora study area. Part 7, Duketon - Sir Samuel study area | publication-date=1992 | publisher=Western Australian Museum | isbn=978-0-7309-4651-9 }}
• Kurnalpi - Kalgoorlie{{Citation | author1=McKenzie, N. L | author2=Hall, N. J | author3=Milewski, A. V. (Antoni Vincent) | author4=Western Australian Museum | author5=Keighery, G | author6=McKenzie, N | author7=Milewski, A | author8=Rolfe, J | author9=Hall, N | title=The Biological survey of the eastern goldfields of Western Australia. Part 8, Kurnalpi-Kalgoorlie study area | year=1984 | publication-date=1992 | publisher=Publications Dept., Western Australian Museum | isbn=978-0-7309-5401-9 }}
• Norseman - Balladonia{{Citation | author1=McKenzie, N. L | author2=Hall, N. J | author3=Western Australian Museum | author4=Keighery, G | author5=McKenzie, N | author6=Rolfe, J | author7=Western Australian Museum | author8=Hall, N | title=The biological survey of the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia : Part 9. Norseman - Balladonia study area | year=1984 | publication-date=1993 | publisher=Western Australian Museum | isbn=978-0-7309-5420-0 }}
• Sandston - Sir Samuel and Leonora - Laverton{{Citation | author1=Keighery, G. J | author2=McKenzie, N. L | author3=Hall, N. J | author4=Western Australian Museum | author5=Keighery, G | author6=McKenzie, N | author7=Rolfe, J | author8=Hall, N | title=The biological survey of the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia. Part 10, Sandstone - Sir Samuel and Laverton - Leonora study areas | year=1994 | publication-date=1994 | publisher=Western Australian Museum | isbn=978-0-7309-5584-9 }}
• Boorabbin - Southern Cross and Barlee - Menzies{{Citation | author1=Keighery, G. J | author2=McKenzie, N. L | author3=Hall, N. J | author4=Western Australian Museum | author5=Burbidge, Andrew A | author6=Keighery, G | author7=McKenzie, N | author8=Fuller, P | author9=Rolfe, J | author10=Hall, N | title=The Biological survey of the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia. Part 11, Boorabbin - Southern Cross study area. Part 12, Barlee - Menzies study area | publication-date=1995 | publisher=Western Australian Museum | isbn=978-0-7309-5988-5 }}

The region was the destination of the long-running Westland overnight railway sleeper train run by Western Australian Government Railways; for decades this was the main means of travelling to the "coast" or metropolitan Perth. The Prospector is now the main railway service into this area.100th anniversary of rail link (History of the Eastern Goldfields railway, officially completed on 1 January 1897, to the present, including introduction of the Prospector train on 29 November 1971) Kalgoorlie Miner 1 Jan. 1997, p. 2

Water to the area is supplied by the Goldfields Water Supply Scheme.{{cn|date=November 2021}}

{{see also|Secessionism in Western Australia}}

It was the region of inspiration for a group of writers - Gavin Casey, Katharine Susannah Prichard, Henrietta Drake Brockman and others. It has been an important cultural region as far as labour history and Australian political history, with a rich worker and trade union history.

The history of the goldfields region also developed into a significant number of publications over time.{{Citation | author1=Casey, Gavin | author2=Mayman, Ted, 1912- | title=The mile that Midas touched | publication-date=1964 | publisher=Rigby | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/8846676 | access-date=26 December 2015 }}{{Citation | author1=Casey, Gavin | author2=Mayman, Ted, 1912- | title=The Mile that Midas touched | year=1968 | publication-date=1964 | publisher=Rigby | edition=Revised | isbn=978-0-85179-611-6 }}{{Citation | author1=Webb, Martyn J. (Martyn Jack) | author2=Webb, Audrey | author3=Kalgoorlie-Boulder (W.A.). Council | author4=Webb, Martyn | author5=Webb, Audrey | title=Golden destiny : the centenary history of Kalgoorlie-Boulder and the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia | year=1993 | publication-date=1993 | publisher=Published by the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder as a contribution to the centenary celebration of 1993 | isbn=978-0-646-14254-8 }}{{Citation | title=The Goldfields century: a snapshot of life in the Goldfields in the 20th Century | publication-date=1999 | publisher=Hocking and Co | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/193248657 | access-date=26 December 2015 }}{{Citation | author1=Templeman, Ian | author2=McDonald, Bernadette | author3=Fremantle Arts Centre | title=The fields : the Kalgoorlie and Coolgardie goldfields, 1892-1912 | year=1988 | publication-date=1988 | publisher=Fremantle Arts Centre Press , 1988 | isbn=978-0-949206-39-8 }}

• Eastern Goldfields College
• Ghost towns of the Goldfields of Western Australia
• Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School
• Mineral fields of Western Australia
• Eumillipes persephone

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Category:Goldfields–Esperance

Category:Australian gold rushes

Category:Mining in Western Australia

Category:Goldfields Water Supply Scheme