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The Savannah Way is a route of highways and major roads across the tropical savannahs of northern Australia, linking Cairns in Queensland with Broome in Western Australia. Promoted as a self-drive tourist route, it joins Cairns, Normanton, Borroloola, Katherine, Kununurra, Fitzroy Crossing, Derby and Broome. [1]
Broome Park side facade. In or before 1979 the Park was acquired by Gulf Shipping, for the purposes of developing a timeshare and leisure complex. The development was the subject of litigation, which went to the UK Supreme Court in 2018. [12] Today Broome Park is a timeshare hotel and club house for a golf course. [13]
Danggu (Geikie) Gorge National Park is a national park in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, 1,837 kilometres (1,141 mi) (great-circle distance) northeast of Perth and approximately 420 km (261 mi) east of Broome by road. As of January 2024 it is closed owing to damage caused by flooding of the Fitzroy River in 2023.
Fitzroy Crossing is a small town in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, 400 kilometres (250 mi) east of Broome and 300 kilometres (190 mi) west of Halls Creek. It is approximately 2,524 kilometres (1,568 mi) from the state capital of Perth .
Broome: Roebuck: 41.7 km (25.9 mi) ... Fitzroy Crossing; Tunnel Creek National Park; Windjana Gorge National Park; Derby Gibb River Road near Lennard River: 166 km ...
In 1950, Broome was the setting for Arthur Upfield's novel The Widows of Broome, his 12th novel featuring Detective Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte ("Bony"). Gantheaume Point, circa 1910. Dinosaur footprints dated as Early Cretaceous in age (approximately 130 million years ago) were discovered 30 m (98 ft) out to sea at Gantheaume Point in the 1960s.
Great Northern Highway continues east for 217 kilometres (135 mi) to Fitzroy Crossing, where it crosses the Fitzroy River a second time. It continues east, curving around the southern side of the Margaret River , and reaching Tanami Road after 272 kilometres (169 mi).
During the dry season it is possible to cross the river to Yungngora community Noonkanbah station and buy some food there. The Community Council has been investigating options for reopening a store for many years. The school supports the community in buying food and will take people to Fitzroy Crossing or to Noonkanbah when everyone runs out of ...