Today we headed out to the east of Karratha for a day of
historical reflection. We visited the
towns of Roebourne, Wickam, Cossack and Point Samson. The latter two were once thriving ports and
pearling stations in the early 1900s and had significant infrastructure. Cossack was particularly interesting as some
of the old buildings remain and some effort has gone into retelling the story
of the people and activities of the time. We were shaking our heads at the number of casualties,
both people and buildings, that were caused by cyclones back in those days…
there seemed to be a period of time where they were smashed by a significant
cyclone every single year…
An old storehouse and the courtrooms at Cossack
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