Category Archives: photography

Broome paradise…

Posted on June 1, 2012 by

With rare wetlands, close to Broome, relatively unknown, a bird watchers dream. In 20 minutes, brolgas, 3 species of ibis, herons, lapwings, whistling ducks, many raptor species can be found. The brolgas, Australia’s largest crane are especially worth seeing as … Continue reading →

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Broome Police…fail

Posted on May 31, 2012 by

Never buy a used police car They have probably been bogged like this in a tidal salt area like this. Will Broome Police ever learn how to 4X4 in the Kimberley? HAHAHA

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Broome Sandstone and it’s environment…James Price Point

Posted on May 28, 2012 by

It’s no coincidence that the largest humpback whale calving areas in the world is next to James Price Point. The underlying Broome sandstone is host to an underwater garden of fantastic proportions. Anybody who has traveled by boat along the … Continue reading →

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Invisible cloak…

Posted on May 27, 2012 by

Cloak of Invisibility: Engineers Use Plasmonics to Create an Invisible Photodetector 12:08:44 AM, Wednesday, May 23, 2012 “(ScienceDaily May 21, 2012) – It may not be intuitive, but a coating of reflective metal can actually make something less visible, engineers … Continue reading →

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the new…Chinatown, Broome

Posted on May 27, 2012 by

This group of images is the New Chinatown, where the architecture follows the past to some extent. Most buildings in Broome are built using corrugated iron, called Colourbond. Several of the buildings specialize in jewelry, with Kalgoorlie gold, Argyle diamonds … Continue reading →

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Chinatown, Broome…the old

Posted on May 27, 2012 by

Broome’s Chinatown is a small town centre with a history back to the beginning of the 20th Century, when pearling was a booming industry. It died during and after the 2nd World War, revived by the introduction of cultured pearls. … Continue reading →

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The Broome Community celebrating life without Woodside…

Posted on May 27, 2012 by

“Celebrating What We Have and Who We Are”, Alan Pigram Thousands came together and reminded each other of each other and said “we love what we’ve got and we don’t want to lose it.” by: Kirsty Ferguson Cockburn Share

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Whales at James Price Point (Walmadany)…

Posted on May 26, 2012 by

Cover photos by: Kimberley Whale Watching Whales calving, frolicking and feeding over a sandstone seabed covered in dinosaur footprints and trackways. At high tide this sea is 10 metres deep, at low tide, it is out of the water and … Continue reading →

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A life of luxury in Regional Development…

Posted on May 23, 2012 by

Regional Development, Savings and a splendid little pad over The Harbour “Well here is a suggestion for Mr Conroy and Mr Crean about how they could use the NBN to develop regional Australia and save money. This advice comes from … Continue reading →

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Intimidation of traditional owners…

Posted on May 23, 2012 by

Protect the Kimberley Police Push through Walmadan Camp.wmv www.youtube.com The quite town of Broome has been overrun by around 200 extra police officers over the last 10 days. Reports in the news say the extra police have returned t… Share … Continue reading →

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