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Port Hedland, Marble Bar, Newman

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Since we already had travelled the coast road and visited Karajini Nationalpark on earlier trips, we choose to travel from Port Hedland to Marble Bar and on towards Newman via the East Pilbarra 4WD Track.

Marble Bar received its name from a white marble like rock that traverses the river some 8km from the settlement. The marble was later found to be jasper. Right next to it, 2 scenic pools are located. Astonishingly we found a pretty diverse range of waterbirds living in this hot and arrid location. we found Kormorants, Darters, Pelicans and some Igrets. Marble Bar as well is known as the hottest town in Australia. One year it was warmer the 38 degrees celsius on 160 days in succession. The record was in one year where the average temperatur over the whole year topped 40 degrees.

From Marble Bar we drove along the Woodie Woodie Road to Coppins Gap which is locally known for its amazing rock structure, where reddish coloured rock bands intersect the darker base rock. From there we drove on to Carawine Gorge which features a beautiful red cliff face in the sunrise. Unluckily our beloved and trusted digital camera broke down shortly before reaching Carawine Gorge. So some of the pictures will added to this page, once our slides are developed and can be scanned. The remainder of the East Pilbarra Track led us through some absolutely stunning country with ever so different landscapes. After we purchased a replacement digital camera and went on to Newman.

In Newman we decided to go on a tag-a-long tour with Joe and Maria Furulyas (www.pilbaraironcountrytours.com). Not only did we we have a fabulous time, but as well we learned an awfull lot about the surrounding country and its plant- and wildlife. We crowned this stay with a tour through worlds largest open cut iron mine. The BHP Mt. Whaleback mine. Every day up to 3 trains of 2.5km length, loaded with approximately 27'000 tons of iron ore, leave Newman bound for Port Hedland. The train takes roughly 8 hours for this 500km journey. From Port Hedland, the iron ore is shipped all over the world.


Towards Marble Bar A Field of Flowers Doolena Gorge Doolena Gorge Marble Bar: The Marble Bar
Marble Bar: Marble Bar Pool Marble Bar: Chinamans Pool Cockroach Bush Landscape Coppins Gap Coppins Gap: Rock Structure
Coppins Gap: Rock Structure Near Nullagine Near Nullagine Near Nullagine Bushfire around Newman
Blue Tongue Lizard Tag along Tour with Joe and Maria White Mulla Mulla Robinsons Desert Rose Another species of Mulla Mulla
Rosy Dock Silvery Cassia Corkwood Tree with its Flowers Little Dragon McCamey's Iron Plant. Only grows on soil with rich iron content
Thousands of Pebbles carried here in the mouth of the Pebble Mound Mouse Royal Mulla Mulla Sturt's Desert Pea A Coffee Break near Mt. Newman Mt. Newman
Landscape on the way to Eagle Rock Falls Coondiner River below Eagle Rock Falls Red Cliff at Eagle Rock Falls Eagle Rock Falls Mt. Newman Museum: Old International Truck
Mt. Newman Museum: An Old Grader Mt. Newman Museum: 190 ton Dump Truck Mt. Newman Mine: View into the Mt. Whaleback Pit Mt. Newman Mine: Loading Ore into the Dump Trucks Mt. Newman Mine: Hauling the Ore to the Crushers
Mt. Newman Mine: Unloading at the Crushers Mt. Newman Mine: Crusher 2 for High Grade Ore, Crusher 3 for High Grade Ore and Waiste Mt. Newman Mine: The Stockpiles from which the Ore is loaded onto the Trains
Towards Marble Bar
A Field of Flowers
Doolena Gorge
Doolena Gorge
Marble Bar: The Marble Bar
Marble Bar: Marble Bar Pool
Marble Bar: Chinamans Pool
Cockroach Bush Landscape
Coppins Gap
Coppins Gap: Rock Structure
Coppins Gap: Rock Structure
Near Nullagine
Near Nullagine
Near Nullagine
Bushfire around Newman
Blue Tongue Lizard
Tag along Tour with Joe and Maria
White Mulla Mulla
Robinsons Desert Rose
Another species of Mulla Mulla
Rosy Dock
Silvery Cassia
Corkwood Tree with its Flowers
Little Dragon
McCamey's Iron Plant. Only grows on soil with rich iron content
Thousands of Pebbles carried here in the mouth of the Pebble Mound Mouse
Royal Mulla Mulla
Sturt's Desert Pea
A Coffee Break near Mt. Newman
Mt. Newman
Landscape on the way to Eagle Rock Falls
Coondiner River below Eagle Rock Falls
Red Cliff at Eagle Rock Falls
Eagle Rock Falls
Mt. Newman Museum: Old International Truck
Mt. Newman Museum: An Old Grader
Mt. Newman Museum: 190 ton Dump Truck
Mt. Newman Mine: View into the Mt. Whaleback Pit
Mt. Newman Mine: Loading Ore into the Dump Trucks
Mt. Newman Mine: Hauling the Ore to the Crushers
Mt. Newman Mine: Unloading at the Crushers
Mt. Newman Mine: Crusher 2 for High Grade Ore, Crusher 3 for High Grade Ore and Waiste
Mt. Newman Mine: The Stockpiles from which the Ore is loaded onto the Trains
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