Port Hedland Picture Gardens

6 Wedge Street,
Port Hedland, WA 6722

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THE PICTURE GARDENS DEMOLISHED 1939 - Photo,  Port Hedland Historical Society

1939 – THE PICTURE GARDENS DEMOLISHED – A DISASTROUS HURRICANE STRUCK THE TOWNSHIP on January ll, 1939 causing damage estimated at over £75,000. Somewhere in the photo of wreckage are The Picture Gardens. No lives were lost as a result of the storm, however three houses and the railway Goods Shed were washed out to sea and a channel was cut by seawater from Airey Point to the back of the Post office. Nineteen kilometers of road and railway, including the causeway, were washed away. Several properties including a store, garage AND THE PICTURE GARDENS WERE DEMOLISHED BY THE WIND, and a number of houses were un-roofed – Contributed by Greg Lynch … - Photo, Port Hedland Historical Society

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davidcoppock
davidcoppock on November 8, 2018 at 2:43 pm

Called a cyclone in Australia.

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