The Broad Arrow Tavern, perched in the near‑deserted gold‑rush town of Kanowna, remains one of Australia’s most iconic outback pubs a lone survivor in a place that once boomed with more than 15,000 residents. Today, about 30-40 minutes north of Kalgoorlie, the pub stands almost defiantly against the emptiness, its walls layered with graffiti, its rooms echoing with stories of miners, drifters and the ghosts locals swear still wander through.
Despite its isolation, the “Broady” is anything but forgotten. Travellers and locals alike make the dusty detour for a cold beer and the legendary Broady Burger, a gloriously greasy staple that has become part of the tavern’s folklore. The Australian Pub Project once described the 1896 relic as a building that “sits stubbornly against the ravages of time and desert,” and that stubbornness is exactly what gives the place its charm.
Inside, the walls are soaked in decades of signatures, jokes, declarations of love and questionable artwork — and adding your name has become a rite of passage. Outside, the pub stands alone on the red earth, a living museum of WA’s gold‑rush past and a reminder that some places endure simply because people refuse to let them fade.
For anyone chasing a slice of outback history, a cold drink and a story or two, Broad Arrow Tavern is a detour worth every kilometre.
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