Dimond Gorge is a gorge on the Fitzroy River, Western Australia, within Mornington Sanctuary.
The Short-eared rock-wallaby is a known inhabitant of Dimond Gorge.
The Department of Water maintain an operating gauging station in the gorge and the current river level can be ascertained here
Dimond Gorge was considered as a location for the peaceful use of nuclear explosions in the 1960s. [1] [2] [3]
There have been several proposals to dam the Fitzroy River at Dimond Gorge to serve as a water source for agriculture in the Kimberley and as a source for Perth. [4] [5] [6]
In 2023, the Bunuba National Park was established, which stretches from Dimond Gorge to Geikie Gorge and including the Danggu Gorge National Park. [7] [8]
Danggu (Geikie) Gorge National Park is a national park in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, 1,837 kilometres (1,141 mi) northeast of Perth and approximately 420 km (261 mi) east of Broome by road.
The Fitzroy River, also known as Martuwarra, is located in the West Kimberley region of Western Australia. It has 20 tributaries and its catchment occupies an area of 93,829 square kilometres (36,228 sq mi), within the Canning Basin and the Timor Sea drainage division.
Muchea is a town in the Shire of Chittering, located 43 km (27 mi) north north-east of Perth. Its postcode is 6501. The town's name comes from the Aboriginal word "Muchela" which means in Nyoongar 'water hole', referring to the abundance of water in Muchea.
Arthur Groom was an Australian writer, conservationist, journalist and photographer, the son of Arthur Champion Groom.
Tourmaline (1963) is the fourth novel by Australian writer Randolph Stow.
Seven Little Australians was a 10-part TV series that aired on ABC Television in 1973. The mini-series was based on Ethel Turner's best-selling novel, Seven Little Australians.
Realities Gallery was a Melbourne gallery which showed work of Australian art of the western and indigenous traditions, and Pacific and international art. It operated from 1971 to 1992.
Elizabeth Britomarte James, also known as Mrs Britomarte James, was an Australian political reformer, women's activist and temperance advocate.
Ron Wise is a Western Australian businessman and entrepreneur who rose to prominence in the 1970s and 1980s. He also has a PhD in biochemistry from the University of Western Australia, and owns a winery and the wine label Wise Wines.
Nita Veronica Pannell was an Australian teacher, actress and theatre director.
Mary Finnin was an Australian artist, art teacher and poet.
Ethel Gertrude Hart was an Australian children's novelist, short story writer and poet. With Bernard Cronin, she founded the Old Derelicts' Club in 1920 which later became the Society of Australian Authors.
The Bulletin Reciter : A Collection of Verses for Recitation 1880–1901 (1901) is an anthology of poems by Australian poets originally published in The Bulletin. It was published in hardback by The Bulletin in 1901, and was followed the same year by a similar collection of stories and literary sketches from the magazine.
We Find the Bunyip is a 1955 Australian play by Ray Mathew. It is a comedy set in an Australian country pub.
Cornerstone is a 1956 Australian play by Gwen Meredith.
It All Takes Time is a 1952 Australian stage play by John Watson. It concerned immigration.
Sing for St. Ned is a 1951 Australian stage play by Ray Mathew about Ned Kelly.
Bunuba National Park is a national park in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, 80 kilometres (50 mi) north-east of Fitzroy Crossing. It was declared in August 2023, is located in the Shire of Derby-West Kimberley, and is part of the Central Kimberley and Dampierland bioregions.
The Harp in the South is a 1964 British television film. It was based on a novel of the same name by Ruth Park. It was directed by an Australian, Alan Burke, with many Australians in the cast including Ed Devereaux.
The Humpty Doo Rice Project, also known as the Humpty Doo Rice Trail was a failed rice growing project in Humpty Doo, and surrounding areas, in the Northern Territory. The company that undertook this project was Territory Rice Limited and it was once billed as "Australia's rice bowl". It is on the lands of the Limilngan and Wulna peoples.