Marble Bar Pub Wa
In 1891 the town boasted a population in excess of 5 000 as it experienced a rush on the goldfields.
Marble bar pub wa. Marble bar was named after a local deposit of mineral which was initially thought to be marble but which was jasper a highly coloured cryptocrystalline variety of quartz. City hotel sydney new south wales. Welcome to marble bar western australia where 48c is just another summer day this article is more than 5 years old as the mining town came within a whisker of a record 49c plus day the locals. The town sprang up during the gold rush to the pilbara in the late 1880 s.
The name marble bar was derived from a nearby jasper bar mistaken for marble and now known as marble bar which runs across the bed of the coongan river. 59 reviews 2 of 2 restaurants in marble bar bar pub australian 15 francis st marble bar western australia 6760 australia 61 8 9176 1066 add website closed now. Show me pubs near me. See 64 tripadvisor traveller reviews of marble bar restaurants and search by cuisine price location and more.
In 1891 the town boasted a population in. Deep in the middle of the western australian outback there is an oasis. Marble bar is located 1476 kms north of perth and 200 kms south east of port hedland. Map of marble bar wa showing 1 pub.
The building clad in corrugated iron retains its original facade today. Dining in marble bar the pilbara. Follow publocation to keep up to date with all the latest pub news. It crosses the coongan river about 5 km west of the town and is clearly signposted off general street via the hillside woodstock road.
It is under new ownership and currently under renovations accommodation and diesel is. By 1895 the town. The town was officially gazetted in 1893 following the discovery of gold in the area in 1890 by a prospector named francis jenkins who is remembered by the name of the town s main street. The ironclad hotel was erected as marble bar s first hotel in 1892.
Founded in 1893 marble bar has earned a reputation as australia s hottest town owing to the consistently high temperatures experienced during the summer months when the mercury climbs over 38 degrees for days on end. Accommodation marble bar visitors centre located at the shires administration office they have a range of souvenirs local maps and brochures available. Where a cool clean room and a hearty breakfast can start your day just right. Marble bar is one of 3 towns in the shire and the other two towns are newman and nullagine.
Listing 1 pub in marble bar wa. Patonga beach hotel patonga new south wales. Where the beer flows cold and the food tastes fine.