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{{Short description|Abandoned town in Western Australia}} |
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{{Infobox Australian place | type = town |
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| name = Bonnie Vale |
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| state = wa |
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| lga = [[Shire of Coolgardie]] |
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| coordinates = {{coord|30.856|S|121.162|E|display=inline,title}} |
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| postcode = 6430 |
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| est = 1897 |
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| elevation= 375 |
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| stategov = [[Electoral district of Eyre|Eyre]] |
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| fedgov = [[Division of O'Connor|O'Connor]] |
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| dist1 = 570 |
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| dir1 = ENE |
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| location1= [[Perth]], Western Australia |
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| dist2 = 12 |
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| dir2 = north |
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| location2= [[Coolgardie, Western Australia|Coolgardie]] |
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| ⚫ | The town was [[gazetted]] in 1897. It was apparently named after Bonnie, a [[Prospecting|prospector]] who picked up a 7 |
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==History== |
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It serves as a stop on the [[Transwa Prospector|Prospector]] rural train service. |
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It is famous as the site of the [[Varischetti mine rescue]] of 1907, when [[Italy|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. A diver using deep-sea diving equipment located Varischetti five days after the mine was flooded, and provided him with food, candles and letters of encouragement. |
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==Rail services== |
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The [[Transwa Prospector|''Prospector'']] service, which runs each way between [[East Perth railway station|East Perth]] and [[Kalgoorlie railway station|Kalgoorlie]] once or twice each day, stops at Bonnie Vale.<ref name="prospector-timetable">{{cite web |url=https://www.transwa.wa.gov.au/Portals/0/Timetables/Prospector%20Timetable.pdf |title=Prospector Timetable |website=Transwa |publisher=Public Transport Authority |date=9 October 2022 |access-date=30 March 2024}}</ref> |
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{{Adjacent stations|system=Transwa |
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|line1=Prospector|left1=Koolyanobbing|right1=Kalgoorlie |
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==References== |
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{{Towns Goldfields-Esperance WA}} |
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{{s-rail|title=Transwa}} |
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{{s-line|system=Transwa|line=Prospector|previous=Southern Cross|next=Kalgoorlie}} |
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Latest revision as of 03:24, 30 March 2024
| Bonnie Vale Western Australia | |
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  Bonnie Vale | |
| Coordinates | 30°51′22″S 121°09′43″E / 30.856°S 121.162°E |
| Established | 1897 |
| Postcode(s) | 6430 |
| Elevation | 375 m (1,230 ft) |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Coolgardie |
| State electorate(s) | Eyre |
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor |
Bonnie Vale is an abandoned goldfields townsite 14 km (8.7 mi) north of Coolgardie in the Shire of Coolgardie in Western Australia.
History
[edit]The town was gazetted in 1897. It was apparently named after Bonnie, a prospector who picked up a 7-troy-ounce (220 g) nugget here in May/June 1894.[1]
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. A diver using deep-sea diving equipment located Varischetti five days after the mine was flooded, and provided him with food, candles and letters of encouragement.
Rail services
[edit]The Prospector service, which runs each way between East Perth and Kalgoorlie once or twice each day, stops at Bonnie Vale.[2]
| Preceding station |  Transwa
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| Koolyanobbing towards East Perth
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Prospector | Kalgoorlie Terminus
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References
[edit]- ^ "History of country town names – B". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2007.
- ^ "Prospector Timetable" (PDF). Transwa. Public Transport Authority. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
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