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Chinatown, Broome

Alexander McCallum
1926
Subcollections
Alexander McCallum collection > North West and Kimberleys tour, 1926
Overview

2 photographs.

Historical information

Situated 313 nautical miles from Port Hedland. The party met with the Road Board and Pearlers Association. Almost the entire multicultural population were connected to the pearling industry. An unflattering description of Chinatown as ‘miserable, dirty hovels’ [diary] contrasts sharply with Broome’s modern reputation as an internationally famous tourist destination

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-103-JCPML00823/2/64
Item type
Photographs
Themes
Immigration
Photography
Social History
Place made
Shire of Broome, Western Australia, Australia
Year
1926
Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Geotag
-17.953946379182, 122.24475305219
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Last modified
Thursday, 1 October, 2026
Completeness
100
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Black and white landscape photograph of buildings each side of the street.
Portrait black and white photograph of man standing in street in front of buildings.

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