Bonnie Vale, Western Australia

Bonnie Vale is an abandoned goldfields townsite 14 km (8.7 mi) north of Coolgardie in the Shire of Coolgardie in Western Australia.

Bonnie Vale
Western Australia
Bonnie Vale
Coordinates30.856°S 121.162°E / -30.856; 121.162
Established1897
Postcode(s)6430
Elevation375 m (1,230 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Coolgardie
State electorate(s)Eyre
Federal Division(s)O'Connor

History

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.

It serves as the railway station for Coolgardie on the Prospector Perth to Kalgoorlie passenger service.

Rail services

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 Following station
Koolyanobbing
towards East Perth
 Prospector Kalgoorlie
Terminus

References
  1. Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of country town names – B". Retrieved 8 June 2007.
  2. "Prospector Timetable" (PDF). Transwa. Public Transport Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.


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