Old Onslow Townsite — Attraction in Talandji

Only the buildings pictured remains, and some sreet signs. The police station/jail, has some info, bit limited. Very surface level truth telling in relation to colonial history and the inhumane treatment of the Aboriginal people whose country they invaded, and the Asian 'servants' brought to mine or pearl or whatever else they didnt want to do themselves. Would be better so have some more info like they've invested in at the boardwalk. Very tired, but an important place to learn about early colonisation. I read somewhere they built the site on an Aboriginal well? But then moved the town because the river silted up, meaning they invested in the site hastily and abandoned it recklessly, little respect for the land and people prior to their arrival. Toilets,...

Who would imagine a whole town moving! Well Old Onslow become Onslow about 10km away, with some of the buildings being pulled down and rebuilt at the new site. The jail and police station are the main structures left, suppose they had to be built sturdy. The road was corrugated when we visited but there was a clean drop loo and a picnic table undercover which made up for the bumpy drive. We couldn't find the cemetery which was signposted but seem to lead nowhere. The amount of old broken bottles was astounding! Worth a look if you...

Fantastic place to visit and seeing the history of our Country surviving in such a harsh environment. As you read the sign boards you can just imagine how the town was, the competition between the locals and the settlers the settlers and Mother Nature. The strength of the jail, the police station and the court house to survive way past its use by date. A town with a tram and tennis courts, who lost against...