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The old long abandoned jetty at Eucla, Western Australia.
It was constructed in 1887 to service the remote telegraph station in Eucla, which was essential for connecting Western Australia to the rest of the country.
© All Rights Reserved by Kev Peirce.
#Photo #Photography #Australia #WesternAustralia #jetty #AbandonedAustralia #CoastalPhotography #HistoryInRuins #Seascape #AustralianCoast
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In May 2020, as part of a legally sanctioned expansion of an #ironore mine, #RioTinto destroyed an ancient rockshelter at #Juukan Gorge in Puutu Kunti Kurrama Country, located in the #Pilbara region of #WesternAustralia. The initial published findings from Juukan Gorge reveal that 47,000 years of Aboriginal heritage were obliterated in the #mining blast.
#HistoryInRuins #LocalHistory #Australia