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or tropical cyclones. The period from June to November is usually completely rainless, with warm to very hot and sunny conditions. Like most of the north coast of Australia, the coastal areas of the Pilbara experience occasional tropical cyclones. The frequency of cyclones crossing the Pilbara coast
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The Pilbara consists of three distinct geographic areas. The western third is the Roebourne coastal sandplain, which supports most of the region's population in towns and much of its industry and commerce. The eastern third is almost entirely desert, and is sparsely populated by a small number of
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During the 1970s the area was known for union militancy with many strikes and some mines operating as fully unionised 'closed shops.' This was challenged by employers from the mid-1980s onwards and the region now has a very low level of union membership compared to other parts of Australia.
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Many Pilbara communities face the many complex effects of colonisation, and lack adequate access to housing, health and education. A 1971 survey of 1,000 Aboriginal people conducted by Pat McPherson found that most had one or more serious diseases. At the
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and administered for economic development purposes by the Pilbara Development Commission, has an estimated population of 61,688 as of June 2018, and covers an area of 507,896 square kilometres (196,100 sq mi). It contains some of
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Wildlife has been damaged by the extraction of iron, natural gas and asbestos, but the protection of culturally and environmentally sensitive areas of the Pilbara is now enhanced by the delineation of several protected areas, including the
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in the Pilbara appears to have been primarily etched into the hard rock surfaces, compared to predominantly paintings on the softer sandstone in the Kimberley. This does not preclude that painting was and is not performed in the Pilbara.
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Mining in the region started on 1 October 1888, when the Pilbara Goldfield was officially declared – named after a local creek, the goldfield would later give its name to the region as a whole. It was later divided into the
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The average annual rainfall in the region is between 200 and 350 millimetres (7.9 and 13.8 in). Almost all of the Pilbara's rainfall occurs between December and May, usually with occasional heavy downpours in
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or Pilbara Aboriginal strike, when Aboriginal pastoral workers walked off the stations in protest at low pay and bad working conditions, a strike that lasted for over three years.
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grasses. Several species of acacia (wattle) trees are endemic to the Pilbara and are the focus of conservation programs, along with wildflowers and other local specialities.
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The Pilbara is home to a wide variety of endemic species adapted to this tough environment. There is a high diversity of invertebrates, including hundreds of species of
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Aboriginal communities are sited over a number of different places. Many have poor infrastructure, and relations between police and Aboriginal people are often tense.
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In the 1960s, it was reportedly called "one of the most massive ore bodies in the world" by Thomas Price, then vice president of US-based steel company Kaiser Steel.
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can still be caught in the Yule River today. Pilbara Goldfield, discovered in 1885, was named after the creek, and the name later became associated with the region.
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At least two important but differing definitions of "the Pilbara" region exist. Administratively it is one of the nine regions of Western Australia defined by the
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opened in July 1911 and closed in October 1951. The Roebourne-Cossack Tramway opened in 1897 and many industrial railways have been built to serve the mines.
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is about 7 every 10 years. Due to the low population density in the Pilbara region, cyclones rarely cause large scale destruction or loss of life.
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beds around Cossack were fished out, the pearling fleet began to move northward, and by 1883 it was based at Broome, in the Kimberley region. From
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of 1897, attracted international condemnation. The first strike by Indigenous people in Australia took place in 1946 in the Pilbara, known as the
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that are more than three billion years old. In 2007, some of the oldest evidence of life on Earth was found in 3.4 billion-year-old sandstones at
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in the Pilbara. It has not yet been proven what causes these formations, but one theory suggests that they have been built and inhabited by
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The Pilbara region covers an area of 507,896 km (193,826 mi) (including offshore islands), roughly the combined land area of the
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The region also has a number of cattle-grazing stations, and a substantial tourist sector, with popular natural attractions including the
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Working conditions in the pearling and pastoral industries for Aboriginal people in the Pilbara region around 1900 have been described as
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of the Hamersley Range are among the many species of animals within the fragile ecosystems of this desert ecoregion. Birds include the
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Iron ore deposits were first discovered by prospector Stan Hilditch, who in 1957 found a large iron ore deposit in the southern
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into British nuclear testing, Aboriginals from the Pilbara provided evidence regarding the explosion on the Montebello Islands.
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that the area became pivotal to the state's economy, and towns built to accommodate mining and allied services boomed.
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which form deep gorges, and brackish-water caves that host endemic species. The region includes the drainages of the
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The Pilbara contains some of the world's oldest surface rocks, including the ancient fossilised remains known as
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Walsh, Fiona; Bidu, Gladys Karimarra; Bidu, Ngamaru Karimarra; Evans, Theodore A.; et al. (3 April 2023).
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population of the Pilbara considerably predates, by 30–40,000 years, the European colonisation of the region.
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evidence indicates that people were living in the Pilbara even during the harsh climatic conditions of the
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had been known for about a century, it was not until the 1960s and the discovery of high-grade ore in the
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that is available in local waters. The Pilbara Creek (originally spelt "Pilbarra") is a tributary of the
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economy. Other than mining, pastoral activities as well as fishing and tourism are the main industries.
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in 1861. Within two years, European settlers had begun arriving. The region was regarded as part of the
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rivers. The Great Sandy Desert, which covers the eastern Pilbara, has little freshwater habitat.
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basis. There are approximately 10 major/medium population centres and more than 25 smaller ones
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Alternatively, the Western Australia Gas Industry claims that the region takes its name from
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S.A. Halse; M.D. Scanlon; J.S. Cocking; H.J. Barron; J.B. Richardson; S.M. Eberhard (2014).
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of Shire of Ashburton, Shire of East Pilbara, City of Karratha and Town of Port Hedland.
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Goldfield. However, gold mining began to decline in the Pilbara in the mid-1890s, after
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mines, Woodie Woodie, situated 400 kilometres (250 mi) southeast of Port Hedland.
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Five heavy-duty railways are associated with the various iron-ore mines. They are all
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at first – a larger area that included the modern Kimberley and Gascoyne regions.
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and others. These uplands have a number of gorges and other natural attractions.
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In 2006, it was estimated that 15% of the population of the Pilbara identify as
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Bilybara: The Aboriginal Languages of the Pilbara Region of Western Australia
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The Pilbara region, under the Pilbara Development Commission, contains four
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says that the name for the Pilbara region derives from the Aboriginal word
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Family clans in the Pilbara who were supported by mining prospector,
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and built to the heaviest North American standards. Rio Tinto runs
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Joyce, J. and Tilley, Allan, "Railways in the Pilbara," (1979).
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Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
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study, published: September 2011, accessed: 1 December 2011
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Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA)
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is mined in the Pilbara, with mines mostly centred around
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peoples. These are separated by the inland uplands of the
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and iron ore deposits, which contribute significantly to
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Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics
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set a world record of most consecutive days of maximum
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Yamatji Marlpa Barna Baba Maaja Aboriginal Corporation
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As of 2010, active iron ore mines in the Pilbara are:
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which has a considerable number of mining towns, the
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Aboriginal languages of the Pilbara Region: Bilybara
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A significant part of Pilbara's economy is based on
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NASA-Macquarie University Pilbara Education Project
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American Association for the Advancement of Science
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Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia
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Location of the Pilbara region in Western Australia
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Smith, Diane (ed.). 4081: 3763: 3761: 3759: 3757: 495:An extinct genus of stromatolite-forming 360:Regional Development Commissions Act 1993 212:Regional Development Commissions Act 1993 5048:"IBRA7: Pilbara subregions (PIL01-PIL04" 4958: 4468:Western Australia Aboriginal Communities 4075: 3799:"Regional Development Australia Pilbara" 3604:Records of the Western Australian Museum 3356: 3240: 3209: 3189: 2936: 2925: 2914: 2052:Climate data for Port Hedland (Coastal) 1983: 1967: 1884: 1710: 443: 349: 339: 269: 200: 6390:South Australian gulf drainage division 4978: 4896:(4). Nature Publishing Group: 610–622. 4789: 4783: 4110: 3677: 3618: 3372:trees and shrubs and drought-resistant 1664:The Pilbara Aboriginal Language Centre 505:was named after this region, where the 239: 236: 233: 14: 6492: 5014:: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( 4511:: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( 4231: 3950: 3874:: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( 3754: 3361:The vibrant colours of the outback in 2895:The Pilbara's economy is dominated by 358:The Pilbara region, as defined by the 316:5,634,727 hectares (13,923,710 acres) 290:8,374,728 hectares (20,694,400 acres) 266:17,823,126 hectares (44,041,900 acres) 242: 6400:Southwest corner of Western Australia 6320: 5813: 5253: 5144: 5118:Olive Python captive breeding program 5073: 4794:. Australian Broadcasting Corporation 4414: 4141: 3368:The dominant flora of the Pilbara is 1833: 1695:, a significant river in the region. 448:Weano Gorge in Karijini National Park 329:1,862,236 hectares (4,601,690 acres) 303:1,951,435 hectares (4,822,100 acres) 6440: 6147:New South Wales South Western Slopes 5724: 5687: 5307:(Nelson Point & Finucane Island) 5281:Iron ore mining in Western Australia 4679: 4551:Australian Human Rights Commission. 4380: 4225: 4025:"WA Gas Industry: Interesting Facts" 3956: 3910: 3888: 392:Regional Development Commissions Act 219:(which differs in extent) under the 169:) is a large, dry, thinly populated 4634: 4470:. Department of Indigenous Affairs. 4148:. Fremantle Press. pp. 57–59. 4135: 4084:Discover Australia's National Parks 3791: 3491:The western Pilbara is part of the 3309:Herb Elliott Port (operated by the 3216:Millstream-Chichester National Park 1933:, wrote a biography of McLeod as a 1621: 229:IBRA regions and subregions: IBRA7 24: 18:Pilbara region of Western Australia 6395:South-east coast drainage division 6380:North-east coast drainage division 5506:Hamersley & Robe River railway 5066: 4816:. 12 December 2010. Archived from 4086:. Milsons Point, New South Wales: 3773:Australian Natural Resources Atlas 25: 6521: 5101: 4790:Pincock, Stephen (14 July 2010). 4744:The Commons Social Change Library 3889:Amos, Jonathan (22 August 2011). 3769:"Rangelands – Overview – Pilbara" 3431:short-range endemic invertebrates 2464:Climate data for Newman (Inland) 1811:. While the presence of abundant 581: 571: 561: 551: 541: 394:Pilbara is situated south of the 197:Definitions of the Pilbara region 6439: 6428: 6427: 5784: 5783: 4959:Angeloni, Alice (4 April 2023). 4578:"Marble Bar heatwave, 1923–1924" 4271:Monash Indigenous Studies Centre 3974:The Palaeontological Association 3715:"Pilbara Development Commission" 3529: 1726:estimates in evidence show that 1576: 1571: 1445: 1440: 273: 139: 5078:. Crawley, WA: UWA Publishing. 5030:"IBRA7: Pilbara Bioregion (PIL" 4849: 4832: 4806: 4757: 4731: 4701: 4687:"Department of Health: Pilbara" 4659: 4604: 4544: 4519: 4461: 4354: 4329: 4312: 4285: 4199: 4169: 4047: 3980: 2992:economic demonstrated resources 2990:calculated that the country's " 1940: 1893: 1772:(grazing/pastoral) industry or 1756:Settlements along the coast at 5108:Pilbara Development Commission 4889:Nature Ecology & Evolution 3966:Special Papers in Palaentology 3836: 3812: 3732: 3707: 3606:. Supplement 78 (2): 443–483. 3588: 3346: 3293:The ports of the Pilbara are: 3205: 2451:Source: Bureau of Meteorology 2004:The climate of the Pilbara is 1949:, approximately 6,000 people. 1840:Aboriginal Western Australians 365:Earth's oldest rock formations 13: 1: 6365:Kimberley (Western Australia) 6182:Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields 3581: 3480: 3400:Australian harvester termites 2381:Average rainfall mm (inches) 1996:bridge were destroyed during 1844: 1824:British nuclear weapons tests 1781: 1687:, an Aboriginal word for the 6505:Drainage basins of Australia 5172:Regions of Western Australia 3493:Pilbara freshwater ecoregion 3487:Pilbara freshwater ecoregion 3386:" (known as "linyji" in the 3236: 3048:Orebodies 18, 23 and 25 mine 2979:, at what was to become the 1659: 513:Urban centres and localities 461:, including the predominant 335: 325: 312: 299: 286: 259: 7: 6385:Pilbara (Western Australia) 6247:Tasmanian Northern Midlands 6242:Tasmanian Central Highlands 6162:Pacific Subtropical Islands 6142:New South Wales North Coast 4582:Australian Climate Extremes 3561:Pilbara historical timeline 3522: 2910: 2653:Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2583:Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 2241:Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2171:Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 1955:McClelland Royal Commission 1605: 1593: 1581: 1544: 1532: 1520: 1513: 1501: 1474: 1462: 1450: 1413: 1401: 1389: 1382: 1370: 1343: 1331: 1319: 1312: 1300: 1273: 1261: 1249: 1242: 1230: 1203: 1191: 1179: 1172: 1160: 1133: 1121: 1109: 1102: 1090: 1063: 1051: 1039: 1032: 1020: 993: 981: 969: 962: 950: 923: 911: 899: 892: 880: 853: 841: 829: 822: 810: 783: 771: 759: 752: 740: 713: 701: 689: 682: 670: 643: 631: 619: 612: 600: 328: 320: 315: 307: 302: 294: 289: 281: 264: 27:Region of Western Australia 10: 6526: 5972:Davenport Murchison Ranges 4911:10.1038/s41559-023-01994-1 3484: 3439:western pebble-mound mouse 3350: 3341: 3248: 2880:The area is known for its 2875: 2866: 2463: 2450: 2051: 1990:North West Coastal Highway 1963: 1837: 1706: 530: 29: 6423: 6355: 6305: 6262:Tasmanian Southern Ranges 6252:Tasmanian Northern Slopes 6117:Murray Darling Depression 5847: 5779: 5717: 5678: 5658: 5642: 5623: 5614: 5514: 5498: 5474: 5465: 5425: 5409: 5390: 5381: 5336: 5315: 5296: 5287: 5241:Perth metropolitan region 5231: 5178: 4010:– via Google Books. 2792: 2722: 2652: 2582: 2512: 2507: 2504: 2501: 2498: 2495: 2492: 2489: 2486: 2483: 2480: 2477: 2474: 2471: 2468: 2380: 2310: 2240: 2170: 2100: 2095: 2092: 2089: 2086: 2083: 2080: 2077: 2074: 2071: 2068: 2065: 2062: 2059: 2056: 527: 522: 519: 228: 119: 98: 67: 54: 41: 6202:South Eastern Queensland 6187:South East Coastal Plain 6127:Naracoorte Coastal Plain 4306:10.4225/03/58c77be1332a6 4292:Richardson, Jan (2017). 4090:Australia. p. 274. 3537:Western Australia portal 3288: 3214:Millstream Homestead in 3200:North West Shelf Venture 1826:were carried out in the 398:, and is made up of the 6207:Southern Volcanic Plain 6197:South Eastern Highlands 6062:Indian Tropical Islands 5962:Darling Riverine Plains 5597:Western Turner Syncline 4387:Griffiths, Max (2006). 3475:Karijini National Parks 3390:and "mingkirri" in the 3331:(operated by Rio Tinto) 3251:Railways in the Pilbara 3229:national parks and the 1976:captured this image of 1730:and standing stones at 1672:, meaning "dry" in the 234:IBRA region / subregion 30:For the fly genus, see 6132:New England Tablelands 5634:(SP1 & SP2 Berths) 5123:Wattles of the Pilbara 5074:Ellem, Braden (2017). 4769:Mining & Energy WA 3665:Cite journal requires 3388:Manyjilyjarra language 3365: 3363:Karijini National Park 3311:Fortescue Metals Group 3246: 3218: 3065:Fortescue Metals Group 2949: 2934: 2923: 2001: 1981: 1890: 1776:. 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Index

Pilbara region of Western Australia
Pilbara octava
Western Australia
LGA(s)
Shire of Ashburton
Shire of East Pilbara
City of Karratha
Town of Port Hedland
State electorate(s)
Kimberley
Pilbara
Federal division(s)
Durack
/ˈpɪlbərə/
region
Western Australia
Aboriginal peoples
iron ore
biodiversity hotspot
subterranean fauna

Regional Development Commissions Act 1993
bioregion
Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia
States
Pilbara shrublands

Chichester
Fortescue
Hamersley

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