GREEN HEAD

Another small cray fishing settlement on the barren coast between Perth and Geraldton. It is currently undergoing the kind of development that will ensure its laid back atmosphere will be ruined forever.

The town started its life as a camping reserve in 1946 but by the 1950s its popularity was such that it was surveyed for housing lots and eventually gazetted in 1966. The name was first given to a nearby headland by W Archdeacon in 1875.

Dynamite Bay

The bay got its name from a treasure hunter (Frank Moore) who reputedly had been shown an old Dutch map of the area detailing where chests of silver had been hidden. Frank was using explosives to try and clear the area and find the lost treasure. A huge hole was dug and the entrance to a cave found but water began seeping in to the diggings and in the end the project was abandoned.

One of the problems with Western Australian law and treasure is that 'finders are not keepers'. The Government steps in and takes ownership of any treasure found. This had led many treasure hunters to keep the secret of finds they have made and any finds they make are quickly taken off shore and sold overseas. While the law is supposed to help keep important finds in Western Australia, it usually has the opposite effect.

Attractions.

Dynamite Bay, South Bay, Billy Goat Bay