Broome

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Broome
Cable Beach Panorama.jpg
Panorama of Cable Beach
State : AustraliaAustralia Australia
State : Flag of Western Australia.svg Western Australia
Founded : 1883
Coordinates : 17 ° 54 ′  S , 122 ° 15 ′  E Coordinates: 17 ° 54 ′  S , 122 ° 15 ′  E
Height : 19  m
Area : 50  km²
Residents : 13,984 (2016)
Population density : 280 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : AWST (UTC + 8)
Postal code : 6725
LGA : Shire of Broome
Website :
Broome (Western Australia)
Broome
Broome

Broome is a coastal city on the Indian Ocean in the Kimberley region of northern Western Australia . It is located around 2200 kilometers from Perth and has a population of 14,000 (2016).

history

The area of ​​today's settlement was originally inhabited by the Yawurru People, an Aboriginal tribe. In 1688 and 1699, the explorer William Dampier made the first explorations of the region with the HMS Roebuck . Roebuck Bay, in which the town is located today, was named after this ship. Broome was founded on November 21, 1883. It was named after the then governor of the colony of Western Australia, Frederick Broome .

When it became known that pearls were to be found on the sea floor , Broome experienced a boom through the pearl rush and became the "pearl capital of the southern hemisphere". The town's pearl industry covered 80 percent of the world's mother-of-pearl needs. Over 5000 new settlers, mostly Chinese, Japanese, Aboriginal and South Sea islanders, were attracted. This led to numerous racially motivated clashes. In 1910 there were almost 400 pearl diving boats, so-called luggers , in Roebuck Bay . From October 1929 onwards the pearl boom ended with the global economic crisis and the appearance of artificial and cultured pearls, and the place fell into economic insignificance.

Broome was attacked by Japanese fighters on March 3, 1942 , killing 88 people.

At the beginning of the 1950s Broome experienced a small rebirth of the pearl industry, but the main economic source of income has recently been tourism. Broome has a population of around 30,000, typically around 14,000, during the high season.

Broome has been the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Broome since 1966 .

climate

Broome is located in the tropical climate zone . The dry season prevails from May to October and the rainy season from November to April. During the 'wet season' there are regular cyclonic storms.

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Broome
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 33.3 32.9 33.9 34.2 31.5 29.1 28.8 30.3 31.8 32.8 33.5 33.8 O 32.2
Min. Temperature (° C) 26.2 25.9 25.4 22.5 18.2 15.3 13.7 15.0 18.4 22.2 25.0 26.4 O 21.2
Precipitation ( mm ) 175.1 176.4 98.0 27.9 29.5 19.0 6.5 1.6 1.5 1.4 8.3 50.1 Σ 595.3
Rainy days ( d ) 11.1 11.3 7.6 2.7 2.6 1.9 1.1 0.6 0.7 0.5 1.2 5.2 Σ 46.5
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33.3
26.2
32.9
25.9
33.9
25.4
34.2
22.5
31.5
18.2
29.1
15.3
28.8
13.7
30.3
15.0
31.8
18.4
32.8
22.2
33.5
25.0
33.8
26.4
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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g 		175.1
176.4
98.0
27.9
29.5
19.0
6.5
1.6
1.5
1.4
8.3
50.1
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Source: Bureau of Meteorology, Australia, data: 1939–2002

Transport and infrastructure

Airport

About the airport Broome (Broome International Airport), the city with other Australian airports connected.

Worth seeing

Japanese cemetery
Cinema Sun Pictures
  • The Cable Beach , a 20km sandy beach, named after the former telegraph line between Broome and the island of Java . The north of the beach is an official nudist zone and off-road vehicles are allowed.
  • The phenomenon of the stairway to the moon , which occurs when the full moon rises from March to October. The reflection of the moonlight creates the optical appearance of a staircase to the moon on the wet seabed.
  • The Broome Courtehouse Market at the historic courthouse, held every Saturday from November to March and every Saturday and Sunday from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. from April to October. During the Staircase to the Moon it will also take place on Town Beach.
  • Chinatown in the town center with shops, restaurants and bars
  • Japanese cemetery with 600 graves from the time of the pearl boom
  • the Broome Historical Society Museum
  • the crocodile farm Crocodile Park , founded by Malcolm Douglas .
  • The Sun Pictures cinema , opened in 1916, is the oldest open-air cinema in the world.
  • The 7 km away Gantheaume Point , where at extremely low water (at least 1.3 m) 120 million year old fossilized footprints of dinosaurs can be viewed. Next to the lighthouse are concrete replicas of these prints and the basin of Anastasia's Pool, which was built for the arthritis- suffering wife of a lighthouse keeper.
  • the Broome Bird Observatory
  • the Catalinas shipwreck from World War II
  • Buccaneer Rock on Roebuck Bay is said to commemorate the arrival of William Dampier in Roebuck.
  • Bedford Park with baobabs and monuments.

Broome is the starting point for trips to the Kimberley region, one of the wildest regions in Australia. Major highlights in the area include the Dampier Peninsula , Rowley Shoals Marine Park, and Gibb River Road .

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Broome, Western Australia  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Broome (Urban Center / Locality) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  2. ↑ Stefanie Affeldt, Wulf D. Hund, 'Conflicts in racism: Broome and White Australia' in Race & Class , Vol 61, Issue 2, 2019, pp. 43–61, https://doi.org/10.1177/0306396819871412
  3. ^ Bureau of Meteorology, Australia: Climatic information Broome. World Meteorological Organization, accessed April 6, 2012 .
  4. ↑ In Australia: Broome, Cable Beach & Staircase to the Moon in Australia . Retrieved December 13, 2012