RV TRAVEL
It ’ s a peaceful and serene place to camp . The afternoon ’ s fading light brings out the true Pilbara colours across the spinifex grasslands . There had been a few light showers in the area the previous days and with the spinifex grass coming to life it was a magical sight , especially the next morning when the sun lit up the rock walls , reflected across the water .
HEADING TO MARBLE BAR
The next day , I headed towards Marble Bar 170km away to see if the rumours were true about it being Australia ’ s hottest town . The drive to town is ‘ true Pilbara ’, with stunning scenery across its massive plains towards weathered mountains that have taken millions of years to get to where they are today . It was back in 1924 that Marble Bar earned its reputation as being the hottest town . For 161 days , the temperature never dropped below 100 ° F .
Nullagine Pub .
Today , Marble Bar is a quaint , quiet place , but according to records it emerged as a town when gold miners were passing through to different areas . In 1891 , gold was found nearby , creating a small rush that swelled the population to over 5000 . But by 1905 , miners left for an extremely rich field south in Kalgoorlie . Government offices were built , pubs popped up ( namely the Iron Clad Hotel , which now is heritagelisted ), stampers installed and , during World War II , a massive airstrip was built for the US and Australian bombers along with a machine gun nest .
Today , the buildings are heritagelisted and it ’ s a popular destination for travellers in WA wanting to see this iconic town and visit the nearby rock bars .
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