Fitzroy Crossing 5th June 2012 Fitzroy Crossing, situated on the Fitzroy River is located 2.21kms South of Junjuwa, 11.7kms North of Bayulu, 84.74kms NorthEast of Yungngora, (all communities), and 222.06kms West of Halls Creek. It is situated in the centre of some of the best pastoral country in Australia and is the heart of the Kimberley Region. The Fitzroy Valley attracted early pastoralists such as the McDonald Bros in 1886 when they set up the Fossil Downs cattle station. This was following a three-year, 3,500 mile trek from Goulburn, New South Wales. Fitzroy Crossing was a creation of necessity; early settlers to the Kimberley needed a place to ford the mighty Fitzroy River. The old, (original), crossing was the shortest and safest route. Focus shifted from the original townsite of Fitzroy Crossing when a modern stilted
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