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CMEWA returns to Kalgoorlie to mark 125 years
The Chamber of Mining and Energy WA returned to Kalgoorlie this week to mark 125 years as an organisation.
Its roots lie in several groups formed during Western Australia’s 1890s gold rush to represent the interests of miners and the resources sector.
The Chamber of Mines of WA was formally incorporated in 1901, and Richard Hamilton became its first president.
In 1907, the chamber began funding a police unit to investigate gold theft, and it also established a mine rescue service.
The rescue competitions became an annual tradition from 1911, helping teams practise emergency responses and share experience.
The police unit’s successor remains part of WA Police and also investigates other crimes on mine sites.
The anniversary return to Kalgoorlie highlights the chamber’s long connection to the Goldfields and the wider state.
CMEWA returned to Kalgoorlie to mark its 125th year as an organisation.
The chamber’s origins lie in separate mining organisations formed during Western Australia’s 1890s gold rush.
The Chamber of Mines of WA was formally incorporated on February 28, 1901.
The chamber helped establish the WA Police Gold Squad and a mines rescue service.
Its annual mine rescue competitions began in the Goldfields in 1911 and continue today.
- Who
- The Chamber of Mining and Energy WA (CMEWA).
- What
- It returned to Kalgoorlie to mark its 125th year as an organisation.
- When
- This week, in 2026.
- Where
- Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.
- Why
- To celebrate its 125th year and return to the place where it began.
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The Coolgardie Chamber of Mines & Commerce was formed.
The Kalgoorlie Chamber of Mines began.
The Chamber of Mines of WA was formally incorporated.
The chamber began financing the WA Police Gold Squad and established a mines rescue service.
Rescue competitions became an annual fixture in the region.
CMEWA returned to Kalgoorlie to mark its 125th year.
- Anniversary
- 125th year
- Location
- Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
- Incorporation
- February 28, 1901
- Gold Squad funding began
- 1907
- Rescue competitions became annual
- 1911
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