Not
far from this beach, in 1884, the Flint Cliff Telegraph station was set
up, a relay station which was meant to establish a telegraph link
between Perth and the city of Roebourne, a mayor center during the
Australian gold rush. The far-reaching shallow waters at this coast
were perfectly suitable for the delivery of supply goods for the
telegraph station as well as for the loading of the wool of the local
farmers. A flag pole indicated the ships the exact disembarkation point
where to exchange the goods. However, today the name is the only thing
that has remained from this historic site.
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