Saltbush Court started life as a produce and stock exchange court just off Hannan Street, weighing out stores for the goldfields before camel trains carried them out to the mining leases.
The yard
Nothing Grew Here but Saltbush
Hannan Street carried the weight of the goldrush, and the exchange court behind it handled stores for the camps — flour, tools, fodder — before camel trains took them out to the leases.
The open yard behind the stores was left bare by the mine dust and heat, and only saltbush ever took hold there, which is how the court got its name; the court itself was roofed over decades later, and the address on Hannan Street has stayed the same since.
Gold era
A produce and stock exchange court
Bare yard
Only saltbush grew behind the stores
Today
Roofed, four tables, same address
Who keeps it running
One Small Crew, Most Nights
You'll see the same small crew most weeks — a dealer running the floor and one or two behind the counter.
Nobody dealing a hand is also playing one; the house deals, it never competes for chips.
Ask at the counter for anything, from a rules question to a spare seat at a table.
Please confirm you're 18 or over
Saltbush Court is open to adults only. Everyone on the premises must be 18 or over, and you may be asked for ID at the door.
Saltbush Court is a physical venue on Hannan Street in Kalgoorlie. Nothing here is available online, and nobody under 18 is admitted.
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