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Sunset in Kalgoorlie - Got to be there to see it, Mate - Of course the Lion, our emblem is superimposed

Kalgoorlie Lions Club History

The Kalgoorlie Lions Club was Chartered 1st June 1967 . Current membership includes both men and women, with ages ranging from the 30s to the 80s.

The club is very fortunate as it has its very own “Lair” or Clubhouse. The story behind the lair, which is named in memory of Pat O’Dea, one of the Clubs legendary members, is very interesting. In its former life the building was the TAB at the Tower Hotel, which is across the other side of town. In 1973, the Club moved the whole building to its present location at 1 President Street . Over the next three years the club members worked to reconstruct and refurbish the building into its present state, the Lair was officially opened in 1976.

The Lair is used for all regular dinner meetings, which are catered for by the Kalgoorlie Lionesses Club. Having a permanent meeting place allows the club to display numerous bannerettes from Lions Clubs throughout Australia and the world.

The Kalgoorlie Lions Club is also fortunate enough to be the custodians of the Coronation Tennis Courts (located on Lyall St) and the proud operators of the Kalgoorlie Lions Train. (Find out more about these projects on the Activities pages)

KALGOORLIE - GOLD RUSH TOWN

Kalgoorlie is located 40 kilometres east Map of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia of Coolgardie, 595 kilometres east of Perth and 200 kilometres north of Norseman.

The traditional landowners of the Kalgoorlie area are the Maduwangka people and the name Kalgoorlie is said to mean "Silky Pear Bush" in the local aboriginal language.

European settlement of Kalgoorlie began in June 1893 with the discovery of rich alluvial gold deposits near Mount Charlotte. The three Irish gold prospectors credited with the discovery were Paddy Hannan, Dan Shea and Tom Flanagan. Paddy Hannan later reported discovering 8 pounds of gold nuggets to the mining warden in Coolgardie, and within a matter of days 700 gold diggers were frantically pegging out mining claims around Kalgoorlie. Kalgoorlie's gold rush had begun and by 1903 the town boasted a population of 30,000, along with 93 hotels and 8 breweries.

By 1902 deep underground mining of gold leads had become the norm with the Great Boulder Mine continuing to discover payable gold 1500 feet below the surface. Later Boulder Mining leases came to be known as "The Golden Mile" and by all accounts this area contained the richest square mile of gold reserves in the world.

Today the Golden Mile continues to be The SUPERPIT - Most of the gold mined in the Super Pit occurs within ore lodes formed by ancient shears in a rock unit called the Golden Mile Dolerite actively worked by Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines. During the past 20 years the use of modern open cut mining technologies has seen the Golden Mile transform itself into a Super Pit. Current dimensions of the "Super Pit" are 290 metres deep by 1.5 kilometres wide and 4 kilometres long. At current extraction rates KCGM  has proven reserves that should last beyond the year 2013 - by which time the Super Pit will have expanded considerably


 

Golden Gateway

An exciting monument to the development of Australia’s West that has benefit for today and tomorrow.

Lions Golden Gateway An exciting monument to the development of Australia’s West that has benefit for today and tomorrow.  

The Lions Golden Gateway Foundation Gateway in Kalgoorlie as our ancestors would have seen itaims to celebrate the innovation and endeavour of people who opened up the land now served by the Golden Pipeline. The Lions Golden Gateway Foundation proposes to build two golden gateway arches, one at Mundaring and one at Kalgoorlie.

These gateway arches have been designed by Joan & Charles Smith, Western Australian sculptors with international experience. The Golden Gateway will be magnificent public art, worthy of the endeavour it seeks to celebrate:  

  • The construction of one of the world’s great water supply schemes  

  • The development of one of the world’s most famous goldfields  

  • The establishment of one of the world’s premier grain growing regions.

It will be an excellent tribute to all the people who have been involved with the land over more than a century.

By undertaking this million dollar project, The Lions Golden Gateway Foundation will assist in promoting public awareness of the enormous efforts and achievements of communities along the pipeline. These communities are currently implementing projects to care for the land that has been harmed by European settlement. The Foundation will also seek the help of young Australians to assist these communities in their endeavours.

The indigenous communities, who cared for the land for 40 000 years before European settlement, are recognised by the Lions Golden Gateway Foundation for their immense contribution to Western Australia. Further involvement of indigenous communities will be encouraged by the Foundation.

The desired outcomes are:  

  • World class icon monuments to celebrate the endeavour of the people who were pioneers during the early years of the development of Western Australia - in particular those who constructed the water pipeline, established the wheat-growing regions and created the Kalgoorlie Goldfields.

  • Business development through tourism in Golden Pipeline country.   Increased public awareness of the need to care for the natural environment, especially with regard to land salinity.  

  • Life-skills experience for young people in the Wheat-belt and Goldfields.  

  • Recognition of the ancient heritage of the indigenous peoples of the region.

The Lions Golden Gateway Foundation Proposed Golden Gateway image at Kalgoolie - Doubleclick on image to download the prospectus of the Foundation envisages the Golden Gateway being built in 2007 - 100 years since the first wheat shipment from Western Australia, 105 years since the Golden Pipeline was completed and 115 years since the discovery of gold at Coolgardie.

If you like to know more about this unique project - Please double click on the image of the intended Arches.

IN APPRECIATION

Canakkale Lions Club of MD 118, TurkeyIn recognition of the contribution of the Lions Clubs of Turkey, especially Lion Dr. Enzar Tore, in providing free web page hosting for Lions Clubs everywhere, the Lions Club of KALGOORLIE of WESTERN AUSTRALIA MD 201/W1.  proudly displays the flag of Turkey on our site.
Click on the flag to go to the web site of Lion Dr. Enzar's home club - the Lions Club of Canakkale.

Bne Ekibin Lions of MD201, Australia

As an extension to the Turkish Lions' contribution, the Brisbane Ekibin Lions Club of MD 201 Q1 (Australia) offer assistance to Lions Clubs who want to take advantage of the Turkish Lions offer, but are not familiar with web publishing. They've already set up many sites for Lions Clubs world-wide, using Lionwap.
If your club wants to be on the internet, and would like some help, leave a message in the Ekibin Guest Book by clicking on the image above.  This is a FREE SERVICE, so you don't spend a cent for their work. As Lionwap is also FREE, this means you get a web site that you NEVER have to pay for. - Is that a deal or what?
All your Club has to do it have some-one update and maintain your page, which needs not take more than a few minutes each month. The Ekibin Lions will even give you some tips on that!