Western Power sorry for Kalgoorlie power outages after businesses left out of pocket

Widespread power outages this week in Kalgoorlie-Boulder, the West Australian mining city famous for its historic pubs, have evoked memories of Slim Dusty's iconic tune A Pub With No Beer.

As the late country music legend mused, "There's nothing so lonesome, morbid or drear ... than to stand in the bar of a pub with no beer".

The same could be said for those pubs in Kalgoorlie-Boulder affected for extended periods by blackouts across the Goldfields on Sunday and Wednesday.

Craig Alderdice, the owner of the Kalgoorlie Hotel, known locally as Judd's, estimates his pub lost more than $12,000 in trade over the two days.

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