Candon
Submitted: Thursday, Apr 08, 2010 at 21:07
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Member - graeme W (WA)
Hi Guys.
After any info on Candon which i believe is on or near De
Grey Station.Can you
camp there and if so is
the beach fishing any good.We may call in if its worth the effort.Have been told there may be an old jetty and some other history.
Regards Graeme.
Reply By: Member - Joe F (WA) - Friday, Apr 09, 2010 at 00:02
Friday, Apr 09, 2010 at 00:02
G'day Graeme W.
You may
well be looking for or asking about "Condon(s) Landing" just as ~ bungarra of WA suggests.
There is precious little left at this particular site on the
Pilbara coast ~ on the DeGrey Station, if you get to visit the site, you may
well make out the base footings of the old govenment bond store and thats about it, you will sight larger trees before you see anything else. Nothing exists of any jetty that may have been there.
Just be sure of the tides as you need to negotiate a tidal area before you make the Landing area. You will be on a working cattle station and you may
well be challenged by the station manager.
Condons was an important place in the early years of the
Pilbara, but the Port of
Cossack was more favourable back in 1872, today its Tichella Creek or (Titchella) that brings the avid traveller and fisherman to this remote part of the
Pilbara coastline ~ you need to be totally self sufficient in just about everything. The fishing is very good both in the tidal reaches of the creek and also from the coastal strip, you can walk/wade to a large
rock out crop just off shore, but be aware of the tidal movements, you can get stuck on the outcrop between tides.
The highway turn off into Tichella is just North of the old Goldsworthy town/
mine turn off, it is not
well marked, its around 120ks
Broome side of
Port Hedland.
The turn off is on the LHSide through an open section of the fence line over a steel cattle
grid ~ its a long rough sandy track in, but once there its all your to explore.
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Reply By: jezza68 - Sunday, Apr 11, 2010 at 18:28
Sunday, Apr 11, 2010 at 18:28
hi Graeme,
I also suspect you are getting mixed up between Condon at the mouth of the De
Grey River and
Gladstone which is on the coast North of
Shark Bay.
Gladstone has the remains of an old jetty from the sheep days and is reached off a track near the 26th Parallel.
Sadly access to Condon and the De
Grey Mouth has been cut off by the station owners.
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