Travelling Australia in the Summertime - Karratha and Dampier- Flying Foam Massacre, Salt mines
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- Опубліковано 28 сер 2024
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Join us this week as we arrive in Karratha, stock up on groceries, and dive into the local sights. We explore Dampier, learning about salt mining, and pay a visit to the iconic Red Dog statue, celebrating Australia’s favourite outback canine.
A sombre discovery takes us to the site of the Flying Foam Massacre, one of Australia’s largest massacres of Aboriginal people. The Flying Foam Massacre occurred around Flying Foam Passage on Murujuga (Burrup Peninsula) in Western Australia, carried out by colonial settlers between February and May 1868. This series of atrocities was in retaliation for the killing of a police officer, a police assistant, and a local workman. The massacre resulted in the deaths of an unknown number of Jaburara (or Yaburrara, Yapurarra) people, with estimates ranging from 15 to 150 dead men, women, and children.
Don’t miss this mix of adventure and reflection! Unfortunately, we lost a lot of audio due to the DJI mics not working and the terrible wind.
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Thank you for sharing and educating 💕
That green grass looked so lush and inviting 👣
It was so weird coming across green grass after seeing endless red dirt lol. Thanks for watching
So sad the massacre 😔
Safe travels, guys
Thanks
It was very sad, and a weird feeling standing there knowing this had happened. Thanks for watching
Gosh... I can't wait to see WA! Thanks for sharing your wonderful adventures in a really down to earth way! Safe travels, guys!
There is so much to explore in W.A. I can see how people can spend over 12 months there. Thank you so much for the compliment and support
Thanks guys you are so entertaining and funny but down to earth
I'm working to do what you're doing
Thanks and safe travels...keep those vids coming😊
Our pleasure! Thank you for joining us each week
Guys we went back to visit Karatha/Dampier last year on our big lap after having left there in 1981. I worked on the island you could see for 3 years maintaining all the iron ore train dumping /stockpiling and ship loading facilities its called East Intercourse Island and was the deep water port for Hamersley Iron. Smaller ships were loaded at the Dampier wharf and larger ships over at the Island. The turn off to the causeway that goes over there is just near that Red dog statue. Although we lived there at the same time as Red Dog to tell you the truth I never heard of him until the movie came out. I,m sure there were people in the Pilbara who knew about him,. Not sure that his fame was as widespread as what was made out I think his legend may have grown a bit over the years..Couldnt get over how big the town of Karatha is now even though Dampier is the same size and if anything is nowhere near as busy as it used to be. Our first daughter was born in the Dampier Hospital and when we went back to see the place it was gone replaced by a big new medical center in Karratha. We also visited our old townhouse and the 4 bedroom house that we lived in both located in the original part of town .For us that was probably the most depressing part those 2 dwellings have certainly suffered with time, Hamersley used to maintain everything in both towns including the housing nowadays its all privately owned and at that end of town they definately looked their age. In a harsh climate like the Pilbara 45 years is long time to be exposed to the elements summers up there can be brutal.. Sometimes you just cant go back things are never the same as you remember them....
It is sad when you go back to your old homes that was loved by your family and see the changes isnt it? A great story, thank you for sharing it.
A very interesting video. Sorry we can't help with information about flies other than to say they are sticky little buggers.
Hahahaha shocking things arent they lol. Thanks for watching
I hate flies