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Chris and Tahra love their work in mining (even if it’s not your cup of tea!)
There are plenty of challenging jobs on mine sites - but Chris Hay and Tahra Golightly might have two of the more testing ones.
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The 100-million-year-old deposit that could help shape a region
The Kimberley is known around the globe for many things - this probably isn't one of them...yet.
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You’ve probably never seen a mine like this before
There are greenfields mining developments and there are “green fields” projects – and then there is the Tampia Gold Mine, which is one of the few in Western Australia that can lay claim to being both.
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At one stage there were 2400 people, now there’s just a single pub
If you ever wanted a physical depiction of the way ‘gold fever’ gripped and then deserted areas of WA in years gone by, then you probably don’t need to look much further than Broad Arrow.
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‘The real Aussie outback’: how Aditi and Abhishek found a home far away from home
In early 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to spread across the world, Aditi Malik and her husband Abhishek Goel had plenty to think about.
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The Goldfields pub that might have served Australia’s first counter meals
To the modern day consumer, the concept of eating a counter meal at a pub is hardly radical – in fact, we’re so spoiled for choice that you’d probably be disappointed if an establishment didn’t provide the option.
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‘Most people never see this’: mapping and snapping WA’s unique wilderness
There’s a certain amount of irony to the fact Kyla Pannell enjoys a job that can take her into the WA wilderness for nearly two weeks at a time and cumulatively for up to a third of the year.
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The electric plane revolution may already be upon us
Hanging out to take to the skies in an electric aircraft? You already can...
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Tracking and preserving the ‘little dinosaurs’ of the WA bush
Only a few hundred metres off a busy highway north of Perth, lies a small parcel of woodland that is vital to learning more about and preserving one of WA’s most-loved but also endangered birds.
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Potential for giant Pilbara gold mine just got even bigger
A Pilbara deposit that has created headlines around the world is now poised to become one of Australia’s top-five producing gold mines.
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