of the route east across the Nullarbor Plain. Originally the narrow gauge railway to Kalgoorlie, the Eastern Goldfields Railway passed through Coolgardie, until 1968, when the new standard gauge line was built to the north on a new route. The Transwa Prospector train stops north of the town at Bonnie Vale. There is a very limited public bus service to the town on the Kalgoorlie to Perth route, although school bus services are more frequent. Goldfields In the 1890s four goldfields were gazetted with Coolgardie as reference point: Coolgardie Goldfield (1894) East Coolgardie Goldfield (1894) North Coolgardie Goldfield (1895) North-east Coolgardie Goldfield (1896) Despite the changes to the Kalgoorlie region, Coolgardie still has a Mining Registrar. In Popular Culture The Denver Hotel was the setting for the 2016 documentary "Hotel Coolgardie" while the town itself was used as the setting for the fictional town of Jardine in the 2022 mini-series, "Mystery Road: Origin." See also Varischetti mine rescue at nearby Bonnie Vale in 1907 Burbanks Gold Mine Coolgardie Gold Mine Coolgardie safe Carnegie expedition of 1896 References External links Shire of Coolgardie Mining towns in Western Australia Australian gold rushes Eastern Goldfields Railway Goldfields Water Supply Scheme