Koolyanobbing and its iron ore mines, seen from aboard VH-YFC Boeing 737-8FE (MSN 39413/3592) of Virgin Australia, named ‘Bondi Beach’, on flight QF1849 Perth to Kalgoorlie – 26 September 2018. Photo © David Eyre. Located 50km NNE of the town of Southern Cross. Seen as we headed east at 7:30am. The town of Koolyanobbing was established in 1965 to support a new iron ore mine at Dowd Hill. Ore was transported by rail to Kwinana for the BHP steel furnace, but the furnace closed in 1982, causing mining to be suspended until 1993. The Koolyanobbing Range has many rare flora species. Continue Reading Previous: Koolyanobbing and its iron ore mines, seen from aboard VH-YFC Boeing 737-8FE (MSN 39413/3592) of Virgin Australia, named ‘Bondi Beach’, on flight QF1849 Perth to Kalgoorlie – 26 September 2018. Photo © David Eyre. Located 50km NNE of the town of Southern Cross. Seen as we headed east at 7:30am. The town of Koolyanobbing was established in 1965 to support a new iron ore mine at Dowd Hill. Ore was transported by rail to Kwinana for the BHP steel furnace, but the furnace closed in 1982, causing mining to be suspended until 1993. The Koolyanobbing Range has many rare flora species. Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ
