Broome Listings

Dampier Creek winds its way inland to form the eastern border of Broome,

Cygnet Bay Pearls Brown family have growing cultured pearls since 1946 in the pristine waters at the tip of the Dampier Peninsula. The growers of the worlds most largest and most perfectly round pearl at 22.2mm is on show as is a audio visua;l presentation, tour & farm sales and stunnimg jewellery showroom. www.cygneybaypearlfarm.com.au

Grassed suburban community park

The Cultured Pearl Memorial depicts three key people involved in the Kuri Bay pearl industy, T Kuribayashi, Keith Dureau and H Iwaki. Mr.Tokuichi Kuribayashi was originally from Nippon Pearl Company, Tokyo, while Mr. Hiroshi Iwaki and Keith Francis Dureau were from Pearl Prop. Ltd. The memorial also contains tribute plaques to all those who sailed

Situated on the cnr of Hammersley & Frederick Sts the Broome Courthouse came to be In 1921. The Government purchased the Cable Station and converted it into a Courthouse. The existing Broome courthouse, on a nearby site, was converted for use as police station and quarters. The Broome Courthouse opened on 6 September 1921. The

The Chinese Cemetery is found next to the Japanese Cemetery (Attraction #42), and there is also a Muslim cemetery with many graves of Malay divers who contributed to the pearling boom in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.