Other sights in Southern Outback
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Gwalia Historic Site
Just 4km southwest of town, Gwalia Historic Site was occupied in 1896 and deserted pretty much overnight in 1963, after the pit closed. With houses and household goods disintegrating intact, it’s a strange, eerie, fascinating ghost town. There’s a museum with more weird and wonderful stuff in it than we’ve ever seen. Hoover House – the 1898 mine manager’s house, named for Gwalia’s first mine manager, Herbert Hoover, who later became the 31st president of the United States – is beautifully restored, and you can B&B here in one of its three exquisite bedrooms (rooms $145).
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Outback Way
The unsealed Great Central Rd – also known as the Outback Way – provides rich scenery of red sand, spinifex, mulga and desert oak. It links Laverton with Winton in central Queensland, via the red centre of the Northern Territory. From Laverton it is a mere 1098km to Yulara, 1541km to Alice Springs and 2720km to Winton!
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Tjulyuru Cultural & Civic Centre
At Warburton take time to visit the Tjulyuru Cultural & Civic Centre, near the roadhouse; the art gallery contains an extensive collection of Warburton Aboriginal paintings.
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