The remote desert outpost of marble bar in wa s pilbara is notorious for its sweltering heat with temperatures reaching.
Marble bar races wa.
Australia s hottest town home to the nation s hottest race.
Founded in 1893 marble bar has earned a reputation as australia s hottest town owing to the consistently high temperatures experienced during the summer months when the mercury climbs over 38 degrees for days on end.
The marble bar race weekend is the highlight of the pilbara social calendar.
With a track surrounded by spinifex red hills and.
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In 1891 the town boasted a population in excess of 5 000 as it experienced a rush on the goldfields.
The marble bar race weekend including the race ball and the races is the highlight of the pilbara social calendar held annually since 1893 and attracts an ever increasing crowd of between 2000 3000 people.
Marble bar races and ball.
With the race ball being held on friday 1st july and the races on saturday 2nd.
By 1895 the town.
The marble bar races ball is held on the friday night as a warm up for a great day of racing.
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While marble bar has earned the reputation of the hottest town in australia from the consistently high temperatures it receives the winter months boast mild daytime temperatures and cool nights perfect for sightseeing.
Marble bar gets its name from what was thought to be a colourful marble bar.
It is a formal event and dressing to the theme is strongly recommended this years theme is tba with a track surrounded by spinifex red hills and a dusty two up ring the pilbara comes together with miners town folk families travellers from across.
Marble bar race club date next annual race meeting 7th july 2018 location limestone road marble bar wa 6760 the night before the races the marble bar races ball is held on the friday night as a warm up for a great day of racing.
Marble bar race club halse road marble bar wa 6760.