The building was erected at its current site on the banks of Whim Creek, where the steel frame has stood ever since.

[citation needed] The hotel was bought as part of the Whim Creek Copper Mine by Venturex Resources in 2010, and closed in 2011.

[8] Whim Creek was renowned for its alcoholic camel which used to drink patrons' beers before being relocated to Wiluna, suffering from cirrhosis of the liver, and a large python which used to live within the rafters above the bar.

Five brothers, from the Lockyer family, from the local Aboriginal community are commemorated for their war service via a small memorial in the car park.

[citation needed] Copper was discovered several kilometres west of the town in 1872 and gold 20 km north in 1887.

Copper was mined initially via a series of small adits and stopes into the Whim Creek and Mons Cupri deposits by artisanal miners, with records indicating that as early as 1882 small quantities of malachite, azurite, chrysocolla and other copper minerals were being won.

Around 150 to 180 men and women lived in demountable units (dongers), and shared messing facilities at the Whim Creek Hotel.