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S.S. Gorgon entering Port Hedland Harbour
1926Subcollections
Overview
1 black and white photographic print
Historical information
With the road being impassable between Port Hedland and Broome, the ministerial party travelled by steamer, the SS Gorgon. Tides in the port were described as rising and falling ’22 feet’. There was a wait for the tide to rise in order to load all the cars safely from the jetty
Details
Details
Registration number
cwa-org-103- JCPML00823/3/26
Item type
Photographs
Themes
Contextual information
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Place made
Town of Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia
Year
Geotag
-20.316626712173, 118.57333203499
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Links to additional resources
Description of S.S Gorgon [collected.uwa.edu.au]
Last modified
Friday, 6 November, 2026
Completeness
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