Big Bell, Western Australia - Wikipedia
Big Bell is a ghost town in Western Australia located approximately 30 km (19 mi) south west of the town of Cue. [1] The town was established in 1936, and was home to the Big Bell Gold Mine. [2]
Historical Australian Towns: Big Bell, WA: Abandoned, Ghost Town …
Gold in the Murchison in the heart of the rich Murchison pastoral district, and 18 miles west of Cue, is Big Bell-the largest goldmine in Western Australia operating on low-grade ore. Miners' huts, Big Bell, WA.
Big Bell - JPG 71.4 KB - State Library of Western Australia
BA2227/67: Jack Mitchell, Paddy McCafferty, Cock Painter, Bill Phillips, Mick Law, Alec Walker and Fred Baker. Copies of items can be ordered from the State Library collections for personal use, research, or public display and publication. Copyright and other restrictions may apply.
Cue-Big Bell Chronicle and Reedy Recorder (WA : 1937 - 1942)
Distribution area: Big Bell; Cue; Reedy. NLA digitised material NDP00116. Title from title screen. Digitised as part of the "Digitised newspapers & gazettes” zone which allows access to historic Australian periodicals. Also available in print. Cue, [Western Australia] : United Press, 1937-1942.
Ghost Towns - Gwalia and Big Bell - Outback Family History
Jan 4, 2015 · Big Bell A more recent gold mining ghost town is Big Bell, situated near Cue, on the Great Northern Highway, about 620 kilometres north of Perth.
BIG BELL | Western Australia | www.wanowandthen.com
Oct 9, 2024 · Big Bell was originally called Cooldardy Reef or Paton's Find after Harry Paton who is thought to have been the first person to work the area. The site dates from 1891 which pre-dates Cue by about a year. Paton and W. Smith registered their claim in 1904 under the name of Paton's Coolardy Reward.
Big Bell – People of Western Australia's Ghost Towns
The townsite of Big Bell was established in 1936 with the opening of the Big Bell Gold Mine. The town and mine thrived for almost 20 years before finally closing its doors in 1955 3. Crack, P.H., 2009. The ruins of the Big Bell Hotel. Image retrieved from Wikipedia on 15 Oct 2024 at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BigBellHotel2009.jpg ↩︎.
Big Bell Ghost Town - Attraction - Tourism Western Australia
Big Bell Ghost Town is a 25-minute drive west of the remote town of Cue, which is a seven-hour drive north of Perth. Whilst in Cue take some time to look at the numerous beautifully maintained heritage-listed buildings. The extravagance epitomises the …
The only newspaper printed in Cue - naa.gov.au
The Cue-Big Bell Chronicle and Reedy Recorder was the only newspaper printed in the goldmining town of Cue in the late 1930s, and the only publication catering for the nearby towns of Big Bell and Reedy in Western Australia's midwest.
Big Bell Ghost Town | Attraction | Cue - Western Australia
Big Bell Ghost Town is a 25-minute drive west of the remote town of Cue, which is a seven-hour drive north of Perth. Whilst in Cue take some time to look at the numerous beautifully maintained heritage-listed buildings. The extravagance epitomises the …