Pearl Camps - site

Author

Shire of Shark Bay

Place Number

11927

Location

Shark Bay

Location Details

Local Government

Shark Bay

Region

Gascoyne

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management
Type	Status	Date	Category
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	12 Dec 1997	Category 4

Statement of Significance

The sites of the pearl camps have high historic significance for their connection with the development of the pearling industry in Shark Bay.

Physical Description

SHARK BAY PEARL CAMPS The Maritime Archeology Department of the Western Australian Maritime Museum has identified 22 pearl camp sites. [The attached map is not intended to show the precise location of the camps.] PERON PENINSULA 1. Old Canning Factory [See Place No. 30] 2. Middle Bluff 3. Monkey Mia 4. Cape Rose 5. Cattle Wells 6. Gregory Rocks 7. Tardies 8. Cape Leseuer 9. Middle Camp 10. Mick's Camp USELESS INLET 11 . Williamia 12. Cosy Comer 13. Mangrove Creek 14. Clough's Bar 15. Top Sandhill 16. Wellba 17. Thomas's BELEFIN PRONG 18. Chacha Narhgooda 19. White Bay DIRK HARTOG ISLAND 20. Sunday Island Bay 21. Cross's Camp 22. Tumbledown The Streering Committee identified a further two pearling camp sites on Dirk Hartog Island - Notch Point and Olsons Camp at Notch Point.

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	M Stanbury; "Historic Site in Shark Bay ".	Department of Maritime Archeaology, WA Maritime Museum, Fremantle WA
	Shark Bay area file 210/80	Department of Maritime Archeaology, WA Maritime Museum, Fremantle WA

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
9619	A pearling master's journey: in the wake of the schooner 'Mist'.	Book	2008

Place Type

Historic Site

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	INDUSTRIAL\MANUFACTURING	Other
Original Use	INDUSTRIAL\MANUFACTURING	Other

Historic Themes

General	Specific
OCCUPATIONS	Fishing & other maritime industry
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Settlements

Creation Date

01 Sep 1998

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

31 Dec 2016

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