This is a list of state register of heritage places in the city of karratha, western australia. As the regions population declined, both the roebourne and cossack municipalities merged back into the road district in 1910, roebourne on 11 march and then cossack on august. Karratha s reputation as a vibrant and integrated city is being enhanced by the largescale development opportunities we are delivering in the city centre. All city of karratha residents may use the libraries free of charge and can use their library card to borrow from any of the libraries. Little has changed in this respect, as much of the city is employed in the mining industry today. Oct 08, 2018 karratha city is located in the pilbara region.
The arrangement of images creates a visual hierarchy and structures the book into smaller sections that guide the reader through the history of karratha. Pilbara ports authority, the state government via tourism western australia and kennards hire. This applies to both certified and uncertified applications, as well as applications for demolition permit. At the time of print, this was the largest landscapesize book that could be casebound in australia. Welcome to the city of karrathas official facebook page.
List of state register of heritage places in the city. Karratha has just gained city status, but many residents still think theyre living in a. It was renamed from the shire of roebourne to the city of karratha on the 1st of july 2014. Emergency after hours calls message centre will provide you with a current list of emergency contacts 9186 8555. Karratha is a modern town which was created to provide accommodation and services for the employees of hamersley iron, robe river associates, the dampier salt company and the workers on. City of karratha, karratha library commended australian library. Welcome to city of karratha electronic procurement and tendering web pages, which has been designed to improve the speed and efficiency for both city of karratha and our suppliers. A push to get more local history, issues and language texts into pilbara classrooms is being spearheaded by the karratha library. Karratha airport kta is located between karratha and dampier. It has nine main suburbs, karratha city centre, pegs creek, bulgarra, nickol, millars well, nockol west, baynton west, baynton, tambrey, and an industrial area called the lia light industrial area as well as the kie karratha industrial estate. City of karratha libraries city of karratha libraries. The contrast between the bright white beaches and the rugged pilbara landscape is a breathtaking sight.
Karratha is a city in the pilbara region of western australia, adjoining the port of dampier. Karratha public library city of karratha libraries. Over the decades, gladstone became a major player in the shipping and coal industries. List of state register of heritage places in the city of karratha is within the scope of wikiproject australia, which aims to improve wikipedia s coverage of australia and australiarelated topics. The surrounding region contains the burrup peninsula an area filled with petroglyphs, engravings in the rock which have been around for over 30,000 years. Nyindaguru milbanha warrbangu nhurdu ngarliam ngurra. The city of karratha is home to four libraries and has an exceptional catalogue of books, magazines, local history and visual resources. City of karratha is included in 1 list local governments. A few years ago tish documented this life in her book lonely for my land, and shes. Karratha is an aboriginal word meaning good or soft country and is the name of the pastoral station on which the city now stands. Remembering karratha as a station not a city abc north west wa. Karratha is a small city in the pilbara region of western australia. This page was last edited on 26 august 2019, at 19. Media in category karratha, western australia the following 20 files are in this category, out of 20 total.
You can opt out of this sharing via the sliding selector above. The city of karratha is one of the four local government areas in the pilbara region of western. The karratha library is the main library within the city of karratha and serves a population of 21,473 residents abs statistics 2016 census of population and housing. Within choice hotels, selling of personal information is limited to allowing a restricted number of media companies access to our websites information such as browsing history, search history and information regarding consumers interaction on our website. Karratha is located in the pilbara region of western australia. The city boasts a comprehensive working local history collection containing maps, plans, documents, photographs, newspapers, ephemera and oral history recordings. A summary of curriculum links covered by the package. The city of karratha is in the pilbara region of north east western australia.
Wags welcomes the karratha local history office as an associate member of wags. Established as a mining and exportation town, the urban population has continued to increase and attract travellers to its contrasting desert terrain and rich coastal waters. Youll be astonished at the picturesque views of the dampier archipelago and the stunning blue water when viewed from our helicopter. Photos have been arranged in multiple sizes ranging from large. The contemporary library service accommodates a comprehensive relevant collection and is community gathering place that invites children, adults, seniors, families and students. Top things to do in the city of karratha karratha online directory. Welcome to the city of karratha s official facebook page. Pages in category city of karratha the following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. In line with current advice from the federal government, the red earth arts precinct, including the karratha library will remain closed until further notice. The city was established in 1968 to cater to dampier port, which was set up to transport iron ore overseas. Search the catalogue for collection items held by the national library of australia new search eresources user lists feedback help collection delivery times visitor update. Top things to do in the city of karratha dampier archipelago and karratha helicopter flights. City of karratha numbers karratha online directory. The state register of heritage places is maintained by the heritage council of western australia.
The karratha visitor centre also has a fantastic resource for exploring the city of karratha and surrounds. Karratha motel cheap accommodation karratha wa velocity motel. Distributed to karratha, dampier, port hedland, south hedland. The city of karratha is taking advice from the state and federal government with regards to their response to the current covid19 pandemic. This library is affiliated with city of karratha libraries view map. The yaburara heritage trail map the yaburara heritage trail is a 3. For further information contact the city of karratha local history librarian. Connect with city of karratha at welcome road, karratha, wa. The library has a range of educational material on local aboriginal language and history, as well as books on topics of interest such as cossack and pilbara war heroes. The city of karratha originated as the roebourne road district, which was established on 6 january 1887. Welcome to the city of karratha karratha online directory. For more great historical images, check out the local history archives at. The city of karratha has an extensive local history collection based in the karratha library. The leslie family ran karratha station from 1929 to 1966 and tish lees nee.
It was established as a satellite town for the port. Media in category roebourne, western australia the following 11 files are in this category, out of 11 total. Powells is an independent bookstore based in portland, oregon. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The city of karratha is one of the four local government areas in the pilbara region of western australia. Living in australias largest outback city is an exciting prospect. City of karratha libraries the city of karratha is home to four libraries and has an exceptional catalogue of books, magazines, local history and visual resources. Each of our libraries also hosts fantastic events throughout the year from author chats to science workshops for the kids. List of state register of heritage places in the city of. All tickets purchased will be refunded as soon as possible. An accurate suburb map for roebourne and surrounding areas is available in profile. The b n iq search engine is western australias most accurate and comprehensive business listings and searchable database.
City of karratha, karratha library commended australian. Karratha became the administrative centre for the shire of roebourne in 1975. Apr 02, 2014 remembering karratha as a station not a city by alex hyman the leslie family ran karratha station from 1929 to 1966 and tish lees nee leslie grew up with this 122,000hectare property as her. Wikipedia citation please see wikipedias template documentation for further citation fields that may be required. The book is unique in that it is in a landscape format bound on the short side. Aug 02, 2016 karratha is located in a very hot area of the state with temperatures that peak in the high 40s. It is a service centre for the ports, railway and mining.
There is a coffee shopbar in the terminal building. At last nights council meeting councillors voted ninetwo in favour of putting the proposed new rates model out to public consultation before making a final decision. Used data source is the gridded population of the world gpw, v3 online at the the socioeconomic data and. Soak up some culture and book your flight to mexico city today. Remembering karratha as a station not a city abc north west.
Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. Each educational package is based upon the historical town of cossack, western. The city of karratha is acting on advice from the department of health wa as its primary source, plus state and federal government advice. The roebourne roads board became the shire of roebourne in 1961 and in 1971 the area of the shire was reduced to 5900 square miles, including roebourne, cossack, whim creek, point samson, wickham, karratha and dampier and the stations karratha, mardie, mt welcome, woodbrook, warambie, pyramid, sherlock, mallina and cooya pooya. Gladstone has become a thriving port city with so much history, culture, and natural beauty to offer visitors who book cheap flights to gladstone. City of karratha welcome road, karratha, wa white pages. The local government covers an area of 15,882 square kilometres and is the traditional country of the ngarluma, yaburara, martuthunia and yindjibarndi peoples, whose history dates back more than 30,000 years. All libraries offer microsoft office products and internet access. The library serves a population of 26,000 residents. Hello and welcome to everyone who has come from far away to ngarluma country. Scanning and photocopying services area available for a small fee.
Karratha and the west pilbara coast of wa have a fascinating aboriginal history and cultural heritage. Many city of karratha facilities and services have been closed due to the current restrictions and advice from the wa state government. Get around see add listing do add listing karratha leisureplex. The karratha leisureplex is the premier sport and leisure facility in regional western australia. For further information contact the city of karratha local history librarian on 9186 8660. Karratha itself is very well laid out and is developing excellent facilities eg red earths arts precinct includes library and auditorium, health campus with new hospital, swimming and sporting grounds.
As of 2020, 122 places are heritagelisted in the city of karratha, 1 of which. Annual report city of karratha national library of. On par with capital city developments, the upgrades to major infrastructure, residential developments and the building of a mixeduse local centre, are completing karratha s transformation. Our local history collection is housed at the karratha public library. Working with similarly passionate people about the parks and leisure industry and the benefits it brings to people of all ages and walks of life has broadened my understanding of the importance of green space, physical activity and social inclusiveness in our lives. If you would like to participate, visit the project page. The towns of roebourne and cossack were both excised as their own municipalities on 1 december 1887, forming the municipality of roebourne and municipality of cossack.
It is a commemorative coffee table book that provides a brief insight into the past 150 years since colonial settlement. Top things to do and see with flights to gladstone. The book features large photos and generous white space. Karratha western australia travel guide travel tramp. Karratha is a new city, and its history is intertwined with the fortunes of the mining companies in the pilbara. Push for pilbara local history in education the west.
Helispirit explore the region from the air with helispirit. Get your team aligned with all the tools you need on one secure, reliable video platform. The city of karratha is proud to deliver the red earth arts festival with the support of our principal partner rio tinto western australia, and event sponsors. Please keep an eye on our facebook page for updates and visit our website for information. The city of karratha will only accept applications for building permit where the application form has been downloaded from the building commission forms page. City of karratha mulling small rates rise the west australian. Home to the ngarluma and yinidbarndi people for many. It covers an area of 15,882 square kilometres 6,2 sq mi and had a population of about 21,500 as at the 2016 census, most of which is located in its seat of government, the city of karratha, and the major towns. Link 3 population density map generated by instructions from daysleeperrr on reddig. It is primarily a service town for the pilbara resources industries, though there is also a small local tourist industry.
Working as regional president in wa and subsequently on the national board has been a profound learning experience. Government of western australia, department of health. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Cossackroebourne horsehauled tramway in northwest western australia 8. Powells books the worlds largest independent bookstore. It was established in 1968 to accommodate the processing and exportation workforce of the hamersley iron mining company and, in the 1980s, the petroleum and liquefied natural gas operations of the north west shelf venture. It covers an area of and has a population of about 25,000october 20, most of which is located in its seat of government, the town of karratha, and the major towns. The city of karratha takes in adjacent towns eg dampier and the burrup peninsula. Qantas, skywest and virgin australia all fly to perth. The pilbara region is home to some of the worlds most ancient natural landscapes, dating back two billion years and stretching over 400,000 square kilometres. The books were printed and delivered to city of karratha in time for the official launch, marking 150 years since roebourne was officially gazetted the oldest town between geraldton and darwin.
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