Places To Visit
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This centre provides tourist information, internet access, tour and accommodation bookings. The Centre sells striking locally made jewellery, gold nuggets, maps, postcards, CD's of local musicians and other gifts and souvenirs. |
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Yarliyil - Halls Creek Arts Centre |
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This Centre is located in the Town Hall on the Great Northern Highway in the centre of Halls Creek just to the west of the Aquatic and Recreation Centre. |
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Trackers' Hut |
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Alongside the Police Station on Roberta Avenue there is an old, corrugated iron building that once served as the residence of police trackers. The hut was built in 1960. There are interpretative panels that explain the significance of this building. Famed Halls Creek resident Jack Jugarie (dec.) was the last police tracker employed in the Shire of the Halls Creek. |
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Heritage Town Walk |
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There is a walking heritage trail around the streets of Halls Creek providing interpretative information presented on decorative timber fence posts reminiscent of the cattle days. It takes about 40 minutes. Some feature mosaic and other artistic work by local artists and school children. The walk celebrates the values, culture and uniqueness of this town. |
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Aquatic & Rec Centre |
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The modern centre is located on the corner of the Great Northern Highway and Egan St in the centre of Halls Creek. Facilities include an eight lane 25 metre lap pool, spa, gymnasium and undercover basketball courts. |
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| China Wall is located 6 km from Halls Creek accessed off the Duncan Highway. It is important visitors shut gates as the access road is through a pastoral lease. Find out more... |
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Rock Hole - 11.4km |
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A number of Aboriginal people used to live along the river and this rock hole was named Longleg Rockhole after an old aboriginal man who had long legs. This was a prominent watering hole for the horses and cattle on Koongie Park Station. |
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Caroline Pool - 15km |
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| This is a picnic, swimming and bush walking place set amongst cool shady trees and wide sandy creek banks. Swimming is best following rains when the water level is high. Find out more... |
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Old Halls Creek (Old Town) - 16km |
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| This is a very significant place. It is the site of the first gold discovery in Western Australia and where the WA gold rushes began. Old Halls Creek is located in a picturesque setting in undulating stony country along a shady creek. It is accessed along the Duncan Highway. There is a lodge and caravan park here. Find out more... |
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Pioneer Cemeteries - 16km |
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Many of the original pioneers of Old Halls Creek are buried in the Pioneers Cemetery at Old Halls Creek. Other people who have played key roles in the development of the region are buried near Lundja (Red Hill) off the Great Northern Highway. An employment project to rehabilitate both pioneer cemeteries and to provide interpretive signage with information about the people who are buried there has been suggested. |
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Moola Bulla Lookout |
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Moola Bulla, located just to the north of Halls Creek, has a central place in the hearts and minds of Aboriginal people in the central and east Kimberley.This place still conjures mixed emotions. Some people built valued life-time long relationships forged in the shared experience of common hardship and endurance. |
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Stone Hut |
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At the time of the Halls Creek gold rush the nearest port for supplies and the export of gold from Halls Creek was Wyndham. Originally by necessity the horse track from Wyndham to Old Halls Creek closely followed the important watering points. From Wyndham the track wound south through Turkey Creek and Mabel Downs. The Stone Hut on Mabel Downs was the last stop to rest the horses before the final leg into Old Halls Creek. The ruins of this hut have historic significance. |
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Further Out: |
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Lake Komaterpillar is a man made lake situated off the road, along the Duncan Highway near the old abandoned Ruby Queen Mine. Local people named this lake after the machinery that was used to create it and the mine. It's name is derived from the merging of two words, Komatsu and Caterpiller. Lake Komaterpillar is a great place for bird watching, however as this lake is situated on Koongie Park land, permission must be sort before venturing to this lake. |
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Brockman's Hut & Mount Bradley Mine - 35km |
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This site is the remnants of an abandoned gold mine and of an old hut. It is believed local prospectors built this hut for the geologist Brockman in the 19th Century. Later it was used as a place of trade between Aboriginal people and miners. Mount Bradley is known as Luga in the local Jaru language. |
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Palm Springs - 45km |
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Palm Springs is known as Lugangarna in Jaru language. This is a palm fringed, spring fed, permanent freshwater pool that has long been a refreshing stop for travellers along the dusty Duncan Highway. It is a famed 'oasis in the desert'. There are striking rock wall reflections and abundant local wildlife dependent on this water source. |
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Saw Pit Gorge - 52km |
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The gorge is located on the Black Elvire River where flood waters have cut through a range. There is a towering rock wall on one side and sandy shaded banks. This is a popular swimming place. Fresh water crocodiles can be seen in this gorge. Sawpit is located 52 km from Halls Creek a few kilometres off the Duncan Highway. |
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Mary Pool - 100km |
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This is a permanent sandy pool on the Great Northern Highway east of Halls Creek. It is a popular swimming, camping and picnic place. The pool forms part of the Mary River which flows into the Margaret River. Please note: crocodiles can be found here. |
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Laari Gallery - Yiyili - 110km |
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Laarri is situated in the Yiyili Aboriginal Community between Halls Creek and Fitzroy Crossing, about 5 km off the Great Northern Highway. The gallery is open during Western Australian school term, and at other times by appointment. |
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Spring Creek - 110km |
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110km north of Halls Creek along Great Northern Highway is the turn off point and rest area to the Purnululu National Park. All vehicles must also engage 4WD from the highway turn-off to reduce damage to the unsealed track. The Spring Creek track giving access to the Park is on private property. Please refrain from camping or parking along this track. |
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Wolfe Creek Crater - 152km |
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This is the second largest meteorite crater on Earth with a diameter of 850 - 950 metres. The ridge of the crater stands about 35 metres above the surrounding flat sand plain. The outer edges slope at a gradual 15 degrees, but the much steeper inner walls fall inwards at about a 50 degree angle.The Crater is located 153 km south of Halls Creek along the Tanami Track in flat and arid country. It is accessed by road along the Tanami Track via an unsealed corrugated road through Carranya Station. Scenic flights over the crater can be booked in Halls Creek. |
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Purnululu (Bungle Bungles) - 161km |
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This remote park (commonly known as the Bungle Bungles) is the most outstanding and striking natural feature of the Halls Creek area. Before 1982 this place was virtually unknown to non-Aboriginal people. In 2003 the park received World Heritage listing in recognition of its extensive cultural and environmental values. For Traditional Owners this is a sacred place to be looked after, cared for and respected. |
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Paruku (Lake Gregory) |
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The spectacular wetlands of Paruku lie on the northern edge of the Tanami and Great Sandy deserts. Tjurabalan (Sturt Creek) primarily feeds this extensive lake system. Other creeks feeding into the system are Parnkupirti and Jalywarn. Sections of the Canning Stock Route from Well 51 up to Billiluna lie within the boundaries of the Indigenous Protected Area (IPA). Permits are required to access Paruku IPA. |
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Nyarna (Lake Stretch) |
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This is a large permanent billabong on Sturt Creek located fifteen kilometres from Billiluna, just off the northern end of the Canning Stock Route. |
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Yunpu (Lake) |
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This is a fresh water lake located at the southern end of Paruku, fifty-six kilometres from Mulan. It offers visitors shady malaleuca (paperbark) trees, a white sandy shore, excellent bird watching opportunities, swimming and fishing. |
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Warmun Arts Centre |
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This gallery is world-renowned for its distinctive style of contemporary art made famous by the renowned Rover Thomas (dec.), amongst others. The Gija people continue their rich tradition of painting in local ochres in order to share stories of their life and culture. Artists can be seen at work here. |
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Numbpan Lookout |
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This spectacular lookout over the central Kimberley landscape is situated on the Great Northern Highway between Halls Creek and Fitzroy Crossing. It is best seen at sunset or sunrise. Local people refer to such physical features as 'jump-ups'. |
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Mimbi Caves |
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These spectacular caves are located west of Halls Creek just off the Great Northern Highway. They form part of a 400 million year old Devonian Reef system. The cave system contains ancient rock art galleries, an important fish fossil site, crystal clear rock pools and rock formations. |
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