Pardoo Station

Hi rambler....heard similar news a little while back...about the middle of last year, but I have yet to hear if it's true...coming back that way in June..will ask at the roadhouse just before the turnoff if I remember........cheers Phil

Arwe going in there .Regards ywintrail

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.