Background paper on contemporary issues facing customary. We pay our respects to all members of the aboriginal communities and their cultures. Great northern highway, which travels north through the region to port hedland and then northwest along the coast, as well as north west coastal highway, which heads southwest from port hedland. Aus map to go here to be supplied by cartodraft top tips for a great aussie holiday every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this brochure and all. Make the roebourne old gaol museum your first stop in roebourne, wander about the fascinating museum, pick up some tourist information and look at the collection of local arts and crafts on sale. The 10 best roebourne accommodation deals apr 2020. This place is situated in roebourne, western australia, australia, its geographical coordinates are 20 47 0.
Roebourne, in the north west of western australia wa, gazetted a town in 1866, is the oldest town between geraldton and darwin and is situated 30 kilometres east of karratha. The department of mines, industry regulation and safety dmirs through the geological survey of western australia gswa publishes a vast amount of precompetitive geoscience information which contributes to the exploration and development of the states resources. The media ran with this theme, and after the unrest that followed john pats death in police custody, in classic blame the victim form, tagged roebourne as western australias black trouble town. Pick up a trail map at karratha visitor centre or download the map. S rigavecv1 2 murdoch university in perth australia.
The last 14 months of daily weather observations for roebourne, western australia are also here on this web site. Postcode for roebourne, western australia postcodes. Named after john septimus roe, western australias first surveyorgeneral, roebourne was established in 1866 and is the oldest town on the northwest coast. It gives an indication of the vast empty distances between roebourne and the capital city, perth.
Chief executive officer, department of agriculture, western australia 2004. For the novice fossicker the frst essentials are keen eyesight, patience, a locality map, geological hammer, a carborundum stone, a x10 hand lens, and a plentiful supply of small sample bags. Roebourne is located 1553 km north of perth via highway 1. To print this page, get the pdf version one page, 45 kb. The shire of roebourne is 1 500 kilometres north of perth, covers 15 882 square kilometres with a population of 19 100 people. Whim creek, roebourne shire, western australia, australia. Roebourne in roebourne western australia with its 2,112 habitants is located in australia about 2,179 mi or 3,507 km northwest of canberra, the countrys capital town. Regions and local government areas western australia 2010. The other free maps downloadable below are in pdf format which allows you to zoom in and out to focus on the whole map or.
An inventory and condition survey of the pilbara region, western. It is 202 km from port hedland and 1,563 km from perth, the states. If you click on street name, you can see position on the map. The town site and accommodation are near a mangrove tidal area so that usually means sand flies midges and mossies, cover up and read up on sand fly bighting prevention techniques, you have been warned, pitty i wasnt. Apr 20 mar 20 feb 20 jan 20 dec 19 nov 19 oct 19 sep 19. Street map of roebourne western australia, australia. Plan your western australian holiday with our customised map which shows accommodation, attractions, events and more. Roebourne, port hedland onslow hospital pilbara population health unit yaandina aged care hostel, roebourne paraburdoo hospital tom price hospital the burden of disease aboriginal health chronic, noncommunicable diseases contribute to over 70% of the total burden of illness and injury in australia 2. The city of karratha is located in the dynamic pilbara region of north western australia, encompassing the towns of karratha, roebourne, dampier, cossack, wickham and point samson. Discover the stories of roebourne on the heritage trail.
Map of western australian south west area road network. Closely examine with the hand lens any rocks with which you are not already familiar. Read about the styles and map projection used in the above map detailed road map of western australia. This place is situated in roebourne, western australia, australia, its geographical coordinates are 20 47 0 south, 117 8 0 east and its original name with diacritics is roebourne. Roebourne postcode wa roebourne is a suburb of northern, western australia and is about 1250 kms north of was capital city of perth. To use this page in a spreadsheet, get the plain text version 4 kb. Also available as an electronic version via the internet. This map was produced with the intent that it be used for display purposes.
Section 45 of the heritage of western australia act 1990 requires local governments to maintain an. To avoid any delays to your mail or deliveries, make sure you address it with the correct postcode. Map of roebourne, wa 6718 whereis maps of australia. Media in category roebourne, western australia the following 11 files are in this category, out of 11 total. Many fine old stone buildings still remain as a constant reminder of the early years. The local timezone is named australia perth with an utc offset of 8 hours. Wa holiday guide maps of western australia free road map. It is 202 km from port hedland and 1,563 km from perth, the states capital. List of streets in roebourne wa click on street name to see the position on roebourne street map. Australia map western australia western australia abbreviated as wa is a state occupying the entire western third of australia. Main roads western australia controls the major roads in the states pilbara region. Download free version pdf format my safe download promise. All of the former residents were eaten alive or carried off by sand flies.
Dampier, western australia dampier western australia map of dampier, western australia and surrounding area. It is bounded by the indian ocean to the north and west, the great australian bight and southern ocean to the south, the northern territory to the northeast and south australia to the southeast. It prospered during its gold boom of the late 19th century and was once the largest settlement between darwin and perth. Each individual map is available for free in pdf format. Within the context of local street searches, angles and compass directions are very important, as well as ensuring that distances in all directions are shown at the same scale. A series of main roads connects towns to the highways. Pilbara non government organisations map and gap analysis. Discover the past of western australia on historical maps. Roebourne, western australia postcode and local information, including maps, accommodation etc. Town in western australia roebourne western australia roebourne tourist centre formerly the entrance to roebourne gaol roebourne coordina. Find local businesses and nearby restaurants, see local traffic and road conditions. Roebourne has a recorded population of 981 residents and is within the australian western standard time zone australia perth. Sketches inthe northwest of western australia, april 28, 1886 a.
This postcode finder is the quick and easy way to search and check postcodes for all suburbs and locations around australia. Map of western australia tourism western australia. This is a basic satellite image map of the state of western australia. At the 2016 census, roebourne and the surrounding area had a population of 981. The region is the engine of australia s economic growth. This map shows cities, towns, freeways, main roads, secondary roads, minor connecting roads, railways, fruit fly exclusion zones, cumulative distances, river and lakes in western australia. Establish a roebourne community services centre to colocate services in a culturallysafe space for families and ensure better service coordination. Roebourne, wa february 2020 daily weather observations. The large octagon shaped building contains four wings each of which housed up to 40 prisoners. We build each simple map individually with regard to the characteristics of the map area and the chosen graphic style. Roebourne is a former gold rush town in western australias pilbara region. Roebourne was named after the first western australian surveyorgeneral, john septimus roe.
Large detailed map of western australia with cities and towns click to see large. Stones well east, whim creek, roebourne shire, western australia, australia loudens patch, whim creek, roebourne shire, western australia, australia morning after south, whim creek, roebourne shire, western australia, australia toweranna gold area, whim creek, roebourne shire, western australia, australia. Looking to download free maps of western australia. Our postcode data is available to download for noncommercial and commercial use. Western australia has its own labeled page in this state map. I know why the historic town of cossack is now a ghost town. Customary law western australia roebourne case studies. Roebourne, wa january 2020 daily weather observations. Map of western australian south west area road network 072 main roads western australia annual report 2003 map of western australian metropolitan road network statement of corporate governance corporate governance means.
Major roads in the pilbara region of western australia. Roebourne was named after the first western australian surveyorgeneral, john. As the centre for early mining and pastoral industries in the pilbara, it was connected by tramway. Karratha, western australia karratha western australia karratha at dusk wikipedia.
Maps are assembled and kept in a high resolution vector format throughout the. Roebourne old gaol museum attraction tour roebourne. Roebourne for a long time had a dirty rundown feel to it but the mining boom in the area has led to the smaller towns in the area, like roeboure, receiving a lot more attention and development. Roebourne is a former gold rush town in western australia s pilbara region.
Roebourne has a recorded population of 981 residents and is within the australian western standard time zone australiaperth. Cossackroebourne horsehauled tramway in northwest western australia 8. Maps of western australia free road map wa holiday guide. Western australia covers some 2,525,500 square kilometres approximately a third of the land mass of australia. Establish 10 supported houses in roebourne for vulnerable families, or carers with multiple children, who require inhome support.
The government of western australia acknowledges the traditional custodians throughout western australia and their continuing connection to the land, waters and community. Maphill presents the map of western australia in a wide variety of map types and styles. It should be remembered that it was john pats death that. Roebourne cervantes boddington donnybrook bridgetown gnowangerup dunsborough east pilbara wiluna laverton. Roebourne is an urban location area within the local government area of karratha in western australia, it is located approximately 1249kms from the capital perth and extends over an area of 161. The region is the engine of australias economic growth. This map was produced with the intent that it be used for display purposes at the scale of 1. Roebourne, western australia explore australia travel guide. See cossack photos and images from satellite below, explore the aerial photographs of cossack in australia. Find pdf map links and everything you are looking for here at wa holiday guide. A 5km or 8km selfguided walk or drive taking in the most significant historical sites of the north wests oldest town, including the courthouse, former union bank, dalgety house and the holy trinity church.
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