Quote Originally Posted by ForeignLegion View Post
I left Broome early 92. Last time I was back there they had wrecked the place; traffic lights, Maccas and Bunnings. It was a real wild west town in the late 80's; I had a gun pointed at me during a fracas in the pub one night.
I may have mis-remembered but I seem to recall good Chinese food and Barramundi, mid-70s. Never got to the 80mile beach but that's a nice sight from the air. Went North off-road from Fitzroy and after a puncture started to appreciate the need for a second spare and lots of water. I don' think we saw a soul for 24hrs. Job involved checking the diesel generators for Telecom Australia and so continued up to Halls Creek. No tarmac in those days. Ventured just across the border so I could say I'd been to NT so just Tassie off the list and I never got there.

Pretty tough country though I do recall the wife of the local techie at Hall's Creek had a joey she was raising. I don't think I saw many aboriginees though.