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Carolyn Sole
Local ResidentEiger Chalet White Spider Restaurant and Bar
Eiger Chalet White Spider Restaurant and Bar
Enjoy the friendly ambience and cosy atmosphere of our family-owned and operated ski accommodation, where the best of Perisher awaits. Wake up on snow to enjoy a leisurely gourmet breakfast, before hitting the slopes without the wait. Engage your muscles ahead of your day on the piste with a warm up in our mini gym or dive right into a deep, all over body relaxation in out traditional Euro-Sauna before indulging in an on-site massage or greeting fellow travellers in our comfortable guest lounge and games room.
Eiger Chalet is also home to the iconic White Spider Bar and Restaurant, where you can experience fine dining, chalet-style. Perisher’s premier spot to wine and dine offers spectacular views and sophisticated dishes in warmly welcoming surroundings. Enjoy some après ski fun and live music in the bar before retiring to your comfortable accommodation, or join us for a casual meal or celebratory dinner to remember. Whatever you’re looking for, there’s no better place in Perisher to make memories – and here, you’ll always be greeted with a smile.
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Distinguished and Famous people from Westonia
⛏️ Alfred David Weston
Alfred David Weston cut sandalwood for a living and prospected in his spare time. His 1910 discovery of gold near Boodalin Soak set off a rush and gave a new settlement its first names: Weston's Reward, then Westons and eventually Westonia. Born in 1876, he died in 1924, before the town was formally gazetted. His story is closely tied to the district's origins as a mining community. What began as prospecting fitted around another occupation had consequences much larger than a private gold claim, leaving his name on the map.
⚒️ Edmund John Annear
Edmund John Annear applied for a mining lease in 1911 at the site that became Westonia's Edna May mine. He named the claim after an aunt, providing an unusually personal beginning for a name subsequently associated with large-scale gold production. The mine went through repeated periods of operation and closure as the economics of gold changed. Annear's connection is the original prospecting venture, distinct from Alfred Weston's nearby discovery. Together their stories explain why the town and its best-known mine carry different names: one remembers a prospector, the other a family member.
🏛️ The Hood-Penn family
The Hood-Penn family, formerly associated with the Burracoppin Store, donated the substantial historical collection that became the foundation of Westonia's Hood-Penn Museum. Household, shop and workshop objects help recreate the everyday surroundings of an earlier community. The museum also preserves photographs and maps, with displays housed in jarrah cabinets previously used by the Perth Mint. The family's local contribution was an act of preservation and generosity: objects collected over time became material that a wider community could examine, recognise and use to understand the district's past.
