We drove the short distance across to the historic ghost town of Cossack. The restored buildings are lovely but I was more interested in photographing the dozens of birds that were flying in and out of the bird bath. I rather liked the effect of the photobomber in this one.
Originally known as Tien Tsin after the barque that landed Walter Padbury, his party and his stock at the mouth of the Harding River, Cossack was vital to the early development of the North West. It was the original port of pearls before the luggers moved north to Broome in 1886, an early hub for gold prospectors in the region, and a port for pastoralists in the Pilbara.
Following the opening of Point Samson jetty, the town was dissolved in 1910 and abandoned by 1950. The beautifully restored bluestone buildings in the ghost town of Cossack are testament to this small town’s huge importance in 1880’s and 1890’s and offer a fantastic insight to the hardships and successes of the first settlers.
Oh they are lovely! I was like this in Prague - I’d end up photographing flowers and birds and stuff at least as much as the stuff everyone else was shooting. But hey our groups are sharing photos so I get whatever they got anyway ;)
Beautifully shown - such a super composition. Also, such interesting info about Cossack. We visited in 1994 but haven't been back since - just a bit out of the way. :)
