Australian Towns

Find more info here on Australian Holidays Roebourne Is an old gold rush town in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. It is 202 km from Port Hedland and 1,563 km from Perth, the state’s capital. It prospered during its gold boom of the late 19th century and was once the biggest settlement between Darwin and Perth. Roebourne was [...]

Find more info here on Best Australian Beaches Port Hedland Is the highest tonnage port in Australia and largest town in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, with a population of approximately 14,000 (this includes its satellite suburb South Hedland, 18 km away). Port Hedland is a natural deep anchorage port which, as well as being [...]

Find more info here on Australian Towns Mount Magnet Is an old Western Australian gold rush town. The name was chosen during exploration of the region due to an isolated hill 5 km north west of the town current townsite. This hill has an extremely high iron content and affected the compasses of explorers. At the [...]

Find more info here on Australian Holidays Meekatharra Is a town in the Mid West region of Western Australia. Meekatharra is an Australian Aboriginal word meaning ‘place of little water’. At the 2006 census, Meekatharra had a population of 798, with 44.0% being Aboriginal. 768km NE of Perth. There are cattle and sheep stations in [...]

Find more info here on Best Australian Beaches Marble Bar Is a town and rock formation in the Pilbara region of north-western Western Australia. It is well known for its extremely hot weather. 200km SE of Port Hedland lies Marble Bar,& said to be the hottest town in Australia because of its high temperatures. Alluvial [...]