History buff's help !

The island ones may be in the Buccaneer Archipeligo, possibly Koolan Island. The almost vertical rock cliffs look a lot like near the mine there, and the large hill may be the one in PhotoImage Could Not Be Found

Hi Noel,

A Google search on Cockatoo Isl doesn't give me any more info. I think you are in the general area og both islands.

Thanks

Hi Gee Tee,
Town beach Cockatoo Island 16 05'22.45"S 123 35'45.72E

Had my 21st birthday here on Koolan Is 16 08'55.31"S 123 46'55.88"E

Been to worse places...Lol.

Noel K.

Hi Noel,

I plugged your co ordinates for Koolan Island into Google Earth and it looks like the beach in pic 3 alright ! !

Well done !

Hello Noel, where was the town on Koolan, I read that all the buildings were removed and extensive rehabilitation of vegetation was done after the mine closed. Google earth still shows the airstrip which I understand was also part of the golf course.
Cheers
Rob Mac

Morning Rob Mac,
The township was approx here, 16 07'35.98"S 123 44'50.68"E. Now Rob Mac, it was 37 years ago and there is good chance I'm wrong, but I don't think I'm too far out.
I was a young carpenter then and went up to Cockatoo Is to repair the damage done by a cyclone. We then went to Koolan Is to upgrade the existing housing to a cyclone code. We built a reinforced house inside the existing houses.
We also had the contract to build the new mess and kitchen. The company I worked for (and did my time with) was Geraldton Building Company (GBC).
Cockatoo Is had the longest golf fairway in the world at that time, straight down the air strip, and the pin was near the edge of a cliff.

Noel K.

Hi Noel, thanks for that. I remember my Grandma from Wyndham telling me about going to Cockatoo or Koolan to play golf in the late 70's early 80's for a comp that used to go around the towns of the Kimberley and flying in on a Twin Otter and having the heck scared out of her by the steep descent and take off's. I remember the GBC, I think they came to Tom Price when I was working there 82 to 88.
Cheers
Rob Mac

Hi Seamusgerry,

Once again on the money ! I did a google search on Raft Point and came up with almost the same shot ! !

Thanks for the clue.