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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 shade 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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