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Statistics
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Km from Perth |
1578 |
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Population |
400 |
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Rainfall |
305mm |
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Max Temp |
30C |
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Min Temp |
20C |
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Autogas |
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Telecentre |
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Caravan Parks
Services
See Roebourne
Attractions
Sam’s Creek, Honeymoon
Cove, John’s Creek,
Popes Nose Creek
Buildings of note
Unknown
Calendar of events
Unknown
Fishing boat
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Description
A Small
co6astal port, Point Sampson was gazetted in 1909 as a replacement for
Cossack when the port at Cossack began to silt
up.
The town was named after Michael Samson who accompanied
Walter Padbury in an exploration
of the coast. He later became an early settler in the area. The original
spelling of the name was incorrect (Sampson) and this remained unchanged
until Michael Samson’s widow brought it to the attention of the authorities
in 1918.
The port was used to ship asbestos from the mines at
Wittenoom and stock piles were built up near
the port. The legacy of this continues as asbestos is still in the ground
and has not yet been properly cleaned up.
The port facilities were in use until 1976, but were soon over shadowed by
the much more modern facilities at Dampier. The
jetty, seen in many tourist publications, was badly damaged by cyclone Orson
in 1989 and was completely removed in 1991.
I was told about Honeymoon Cove and went to have a look at this ‘local
icon’, unfortunately I was not impressed. (See picture above).
Point Samson is rapidly developing into a retirement and tourist destination
and in all likelihood will be ruined in a few years by over development and
over population.
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