Built as the support town for the mining operation of Cliffs Robe River Iron Associates at Pannawonica.
Cape Keraudren
A Nature Reserve, Cape Keraudren is a popular rest stop for travellers driving from the West Pilbara Coast to Broome. Here there are turtles, sea anemones and octopus to be found in its many tidal pools. White sands, aquamarine waters and fabulous fishing not to mention the mud crabs make this a very pretty and interesting spot. Its pristine whie sands, which stretch as far as the eye can see, mark the beginning of Eighty Mile Beach. Cape Keraudren is 165km north of Port Hedland.
Where is it?
1,476 km north of Perth
History
Wickham was constructed as recently as 1970 by Cliffs Robe River Iron Associates as a company town. The aim was to create a processing plant for the iron ore mined at nearby Pannawonica, a port (at Cape Lambert) from which to ship the produce, and a town to house the associated employees. The town's status as a company town began to diminish in the 1980s when the local Shire of Roebourne began to assume some civic responsibilities.
The name recalls John Clements Wickham (1798-1864) of HMS Beagle who carried out extensive surveys of the North-west coast of WA between January 1838 and March 1841. Famed naturalist Charles Darwin was aboard HMS Beagle during one of the expeditions.
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