Buccaneer Rock

Author

Shire of Broome

Place Number

07190

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Location

Roebuck Bay Broome

Location Details

Local Government

Broome

Region

Kimberley

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	28 Aug 2014	Grading C	Grading C A place (including a site with no built remains) of some cultural heritage significance to Shire of Broome. No constraints. Recommend: Encourage retention of the place, or where there are ruins, archaeological findings or no built remains: Interpret the place.

Statement of Significance

Buccaneer Rock in Roebuck Bay is a landmark of considerable historic significance for the associations with early explorers in Roebuck Bay, particularly William Dampier..

History

Buccaneer Rock in Roebuck Bay is named for William Dampier, although Dampier did not actually enter the Bay. He first visited the coast in 1688 and careened his ship the Cygnet in King Sound. In 1700, sailors from his ship the Roebuck came ashore just south of Roebuck Bay in search of water.

References

Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
Planning for the Future	Yawuru Cultural Management Plan 2011
Hugh Edwards	Port of Pearls
	Broome Historical Society	2000
Broome Heritage Trail
Val Burton	General History of Broome
Tom Chapple, Broome	The Exciting Years	1912-1930

Other Reference Numbers

Ref Number	Description
No.29	MI Place No.

Place Type

Landscape

Historic Themes

General	Specific
PEOPLE	Famous & infamous people

Creation Date

27 May 1997

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

25 Feb 2021

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