Roebourne a population of 1400 and about 14kms from the coast on the Harding River is the oldest town on the NW coast of WA.You can read about its history on the link. We went to the old goal which is now the tourist bureau and looked through all the old buildings which had now all been beautifully restored with the help of local volunteers and the inmates from the local prison which is nearby.
We drove out to Point Samson and checked the port out which the previous evening we had seen at low tide and this time was at the maximum tide, which was over a range of nearly seven metres.
We enjoyed fish and chips as a special treat(cutting the batter off) and a nice cold beer before heading off to walk the beaches to see if we could find any different shells!
We checked the local beach which a few people were using. It was then off heading in the direction of Roebourne and then stopping off at Cossack a historical town dating back to 1863 which had quite a history in its glory days until the pearling fleets moved up to Broome because the pearls had been exhausted and also when the gold rush subsided which had begun in 1887.In 1901 the population dropped to 166 and in 1910 the Municipality of Cossack was dissolved. By 1930 less than a dozen buildings remained the others being destroyed or dismantled and finally in 1950 the town was abandoned. However in 1979 restoration work was commenced and in 1991 the Heritage Council of WA took over its management and the restoration work continues to this day.It has now become a tourist destination along with some budget accommodation.
Then on to Wickham, which we just drove through and back through Roebourne and on to the caravan park
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We did see this tree in Wickham which we thought was quite funny.However we now know where the witches hats come from!
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