Old Halls Creek is the site of the first gold discovery in Western Australia and the original site for the town of Halls Creek. In 1955, the Halls Creek townsite relocated 15 kilometres to the northwest, to less rugged terrain and adjacent to the then newly constructed Great Northern Highway.
Old Halls Creek is now a picturesque but deserted place where ruins of several old mud brick buildings remain to remind visitors that this was once a lively town with a population of over three thousand and the site of Western Australia's first main gold rush in 1885.
The ruins of the old Post Office are the most striking remnant and there is also a small cemetery. There is a pleasant picnic spot at Black Elvire River and local prospectors still find gold there today. A caravan park is located here and it also offers some basic accommodation.

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