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Burbanks in the region of Western Australia is a town in Australia - some 1,640 mi or ( 2639 km ) West of Canberra , the country's capital city .
Current time in Burbanks is now 07:17 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Australia/Perth " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: and Coolgardie. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Coolgardie . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Burbanks ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Gold Detecting with Garrett AT Pro and 5x8 DD coil in Coolgardie Western Australia
Took the AT Pro south of Coolgardie this time, working some old workings near Londonderry. Found a wonderful Australia badge, but no gold. The AT Pro is handling the soil with ease, no need to adjust ..
Western Australia (part 1) - Geraldton, Pinnacles desert, Kalgoorlie, Esperance, Wave Rock
This is a video that I made using some of the pictures that I shot during my trip to Western Australia (November 2011). Due to the big number of pictures that I took during three weeks, I divided my s ..
CoolgardieTruckHD
Goldfields mining truck, the monsters that weigh as much as 400 tons fully loaded. No load they weigh 250ton. This particular truck was driven by a lady. This represents one single clip from our huge ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Burbanks, Western Australia
Burbanks is an abandoned town in Western Australia located between Coolgardie and Londonderry in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. In 1894 gold was discovered in the area and the townsite was gazetted in 1897. The follwoing year the population of the town was 390 (350 males and 40 females). The town was named after the prospector, W Burbanks, who along with his partner Sheldon, first discovered gold in the area.
Located at -31.05 121.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Londonderry, Western Australia
Londonderry is a ghost town in Western Australia, located 14 km South West of Coolgardie in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. Gold was discovered in the area in 1894 by a party of prospectors, one of whom named the find after his home town of Londonderry. Lord Fingall took over the find in 1892 but the gold soon petered out. The townsite was gazetted in 1895. By 1898 the town had a population of 220 (200 males and 20 females).
Located at -31.07 121.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Coolgardie, Western Australia
Coolgardie is a small town in the Australian state of Western Australia, 558 kilometres east of the state capital, Perth. It has a population of approximately 800 people. Although Coolgardie is now known to most Western Australians as a tourist town and a mining 'ghost town', it was once the third largest town in Western Australia. At this time, mining of alluvial gold was a major industry and supplied the flagging economy with new hope.
Located at -30.95 121.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Shire of Coolgardie
The Shire of Coolgardie is a local government area in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, lying roughly west and south of the city of Kalgoorlie. The Shire covers an area of 30,400 square kilometres, and its seat of government is the town of Coolgardie, although the twin towns of Kambalda and Kambalda West contain two-thirds of the Shire's population.
Located at -30.95 121.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Bonnie Vale, Western Australia
Bonnie Vale is an abandoned goldfields townsite 14 km north of Coolgardie in Western Australia. The town was gazetted in 1897. It was apparently named after Bonnie, a prospector who picked up a 7 oz troy (220 g) nugget here in May/June 1894. 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.
Located at -30.85 121.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
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