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Statistics
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Km from Perth |
1570 |
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Population |
1649 |
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Rainfall |
309mm (233.7) |
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Max Temp |
33.7C (48.4) |
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Min Temp |
20.2C (4.4) |
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Autogas |
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Telecentre |
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Caravan Parks
See
Roebourne or Point
Samson
Services
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Hospital |
08
9187 3200 |
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Police |
08
9182 1133 |
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Fire |
08
9187 1222 |
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Roebourne Visitor info |
08 9182 1060 |
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SES |
08
9187 1712 |
Attractions
Tank Hill. Fishing from
Point Samson.
Calendar of events
Easter: Sky diving festival. July: Yacht
club regatta.
Haul Pak near tourist info centre
Port Walcott
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Description
A modern
mining town built in 1970-2 to service the port facility at
Cape Lambert
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The town was named after
John Clements Wickham
who served aboard the H.M.S. Beagle,
surveying the coast from 1838.
Wickham was a closed company town until 1980 when the administration was
taken over by the Shire or Roebourne.
There is a small shopping centre and a few amenities but on the whole there
isn’t much to attract the casual tourist.
Robe River Iron which is located at nearby Cape Lambert provides free tours
of their facilities and of Cossack from April to November. To book simply
contact the Roebourne tourist information centre. (The tour is very good.)
The Woolworths at Wickham used to be cheaper than the one in
Karratha but with a change of management came a
change in prices. Sadly with the advent of
‘fly in, fly out’ workers, Wickham is gradually falling into an un-cared
for, untidy state. A place where people know they are not going to stay
long-term and therefore don’t have the same civic pride as those who know
their futures are linked to their town.
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