Monday, Apr 16, 2007 at 11:46
Yes, I agree, Pardoo is a great place.
I grew up there as a skinny kid in the early 60's in the days of School of the Air, governesses, jackeroos, silver service dinners with
the governor on his annual visit, and fortnightly mail
services from MMA DC3's. The bitumen finished north of Northhampton and there were no mining towns, and iron ore was a resticted export due to limited
reserves.
The fishing was then incredible with virtually unlimited threadfin salmon in Pardoo
Creek, gropers at Mt Blaze, Trevally by the hundred at Benangarra, pearling (with real wild pearls) at Cape Keraudren. Even saw some whales from the lighthouse that was at Benangarra.
The aboriginals who lived there (100+) were very traditional and I often went fishing, collecting bush tucker, and visiting many sacred sites of which there are many. Unfortunately all the old timers are now dead and these
places long forgotten. I still reckon the boomerangs, spears and shields hidden up at these
places would still be there.
Some sites where we and the aboriginals collected pearls and cooked large conch shells on the fire for breakfast at Cape Keraudren (I have pictures) are now registered sites.
Last time I was there (1992) I was appalled at how run down the
homestead area had become
Heading up there next week for a few weeks.
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