Marble Bar Information
Marble Bar, well known for extremely hot weather is a town in the Piblara with plenty of rock formations. Being the hottest town in Australia it is still recorded in the Guniess book World Records for 161 days above 38 degrees.
The towm was originally put on the map following a gold discovery of Francis Jerkins in 1893. Once ago in 1891 the town had a population of 5000 however today only about 250 people reside here.
If you are a traveler who loves hot weather and is looking for the outback WA experience without the hustle and bustle of the city, Marble Bar is the perfect destination.
The famous building in Marble Bar would be the Iron Clad Hotel. Built in the 1890's and constructed of Iron it was given the name by Americans who wrere reminded by the corrugated iron ships from the United states.
Marble bar has had three famous gold finds of gold nuggets of 300 to 400 ounces and famously names the "little Hero" and the "Bobby Dazzler". If you are looking for the perfect place to try gold prospecting, look no further than Marbale Bar.
When visiting the area of Marble Bar see the Comet Gold mine and Tourist centre to get a rare insite of how in 1936 the gold was mined from the area.
Marble Bar was actually named after the first deposits of mineral found thought to be Marble but only later to be japser. The Chinaman pool and Marble Bar are popular swimming areas for locals and travellers. It also provides the best place to enjoy a quiet picknic.
Also enjoy some 4WD excursions while here. There are places like the Corunna airfield and Gel Herring Carawine gorge to visit. Although isolated Marble Bar provides the perect taste for outback Australian experiencing of bush bashing.
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