Pilbara historical timeline
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Pilbara historical timeline
This timeline is a detailed list of events and locations of the development of the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
| Date | Event | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1863 | Cossack Harbour and town site established | Cossack | |
| 1890 | Gold discovered, in Coongan River bed | Marble Bar | |
| 1893 | Marble Bar town site gazetted | ||
| July 1911 | First railway into Pilbara region is opened - connecting Port Hedland with Marble Bar | Marble Bar Railway | |
| November 1952 | Lang Hancock flies over the Pilbara region | ||
| December 1960 | Australian Government changes restrictions on iron-ore exports | Australia wide | |
| March 1961 | West Australian government announces that iron-ore exploration permits will be allowed | Western Australia | |
| September 1962 | CRA geologists identify Mount Tom Price deposits | Mount Tom Price | |
| January 1965 | Dampier and Mount Tom Price - construction commences at locations | ||
| June 1965 | Dampier - Tom Price railway works commence | Hamersley Iron | |
| July 1966 | Tom Price to Dampier - first fully loaded ore train | ||
| August 1966 | Dampier - first shipment of ore loaded | ||
| 1967 | Iron ore discovered at Mt Whaleback | Newman | |
| May 1967 | Hamersley Holdings Limited shares on the ASX | ||
| August 1969 | Developments of community at Karratha begin | ||
| July 1970 | East Intercourse Island connected by causewy | ||
| December 1975 | Cyclone Joan - flooding in Pilbara and damages Hamersley Rail | ||
| October 1977 | Tom Price, Paraburdoo, Dampier and Karratha combined popuation passes 15,000 |
[edit] References
- Hamersley Iron (1985) Diary titled Hamersley Iron. The Pilbara Flora Collection 1984. The 18th Year of Hamersley Iron Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd Perth, WA.
- Oakley, Glenda.(1992) More dates! : a Western Australian chronology 1930 to 1989 Northbridge, W.A. Friends of Battye Library occasional paper; no. 3 ISBN 0646107801
- Trengrove, Alan (1976) Adventure in iron / Hamersley's First Decade Melbourne, Stockwell Press. ISBN 0909316031 (Hamersley Chronology on end-pages)
