Port Hedland
May 22nd 2012 Port Hedland
22nd May 2012
In 1863 Peter Hedland, Master of the 16 ton cutter Mystery landed at Mangrove Harbour, now Port Hedland. An Iron Ore boom that began in the early 1960’s saw the town grow at a remarkable rate. Major expansion of Port Hedland took place in 1965 with the population exploding from a mere 1200 people to todays 15,000. Port Hedland handles the largest
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