Golden Pipeline
A time capsule of water,
gold & Western Australia
A project from the National Trust of WA
A self-guided drive trail between the Perth Hills and Western Australia’s Eastern Goldfields. Go with the Flow. Follow the water to discover more about the audacious goldfields water supply scheme and Engineer CY O’Connor.
“Future generations, I am quite certain will think of us and bless us for our far seeing patriotism, and it will be said of us, as Isaiah said of old, ‘They made a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert”
Merredin to Yerbillon See & Do Museums
Merredin Railway Museum
Converted into a museum by the Merredin Museum and Historical Society after a new station was built in 1968, the old Railway Station houses a colourful display of the history of the station and development of railways in the region, as well as the history of Merredin.
Displays include the 1897 locomotive that hauled the Kalgoorlie Express, along with the old signal box with its array of 95 switching and signal levers. You can also see the early history of the Merredin area including the Pioneer Women’s Room and Memorial Rose Garden.
Explore
Click on any map section or place below to discover The Golden Pipeline.
Northam to Cunderdin
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