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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Port Hedland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Port Hedland lies on an inlet fringed with mangroves that are teeming with life; a number of hand-shaped tidal creeks come off its shallow natural harbour.
		Port Hedland is an industrial center focused on the extraction, processing and exporting of iron-ore from the massive deposits in surrounding ranges.
		Port Hedland was always a popular meeting place for Aborigines due to the large amounts of wildlife in the ocean, tidal creeks and mangroves.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Port-Hedland (297 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Great Northern Highway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		It is signed National Highway 95 until Port Hedland, about 1640 km from Perth and National Highway 1 (part of the Highway 1) for the remaining stretch until Northern Territory border.
		The present alignment between Newman and Port Hedland was only constructed and sealed in the 1986 as part of the Australian bicentenary roadworks.
		From Port Hedland onwards, it heads toward former pearling port of Broome and onwards to the Kimberleys' cattle country.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Great_Northern_Highway (854 words)

	Walkabout - Port Hedland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		South Hedland is a modern centre with the ability to hold a population of 40 000.
		The Port Hedland coastline was first explored by Europeans in the seventeenth century when a number of Dutch vessels bound for Batavia sailed too far south and collided with the coast.
		The Port Trail is a 1.8-km walk concentrating on the wharves, jetties and warehouses which existed in Port Hedland before the arrival of the iron ore industry.
	www.walkabout.com.au /locations/WAPortHedland.shtml (1789 words)

	Port Hedland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Port Hedland was at this time a small town with an “official” (white) population of just 150 and a “mob” of 400 strikers down the road.
		Port Hedland is one of the Pilbara coastal areas which is frequented by Humpback whales during their migration south.
		In the Port Hedland area the flatback turtle is known to nest on the mainland at Munda Beach, Pretty Pool, Cooke Point and Cemetery Beach.
	www.pacificislandtravel.com /australia/west_australia/porthedland.asp (1061 words)

	Port Hedland - Port Hedland WA - Port Hedland Accommodation - Port Hedland Western Australia \| Western Australia ...
		Located on the coast, Port Hedland with a population of approximately 15,000, has lovely warm weather and is a great location for Whale watching, Flatback turtle nesting watching (The turtles can be seen on Cemetery Beach, Cooke Point, Munda Beach and Pretty Pool from October - March), crabbing and fishing.
		Port Hedland is also one of the major iron ore ports in Australia which is also a major tourist feature as mine tours are available and the sight of 3 kilometre long iron ore trains are a regular occurrence as they transport their cargo back and forth from Mount Newman to Port Hedland.
		Captain Peter Hedland of the cutter "Mystery" discovered what appeared to be an inland lake in his mind, in 1863, where he initially named it Mangrove Harbour, but shortly after renamed it to Port Hedland.
	www.mymandurah.com /port_hedland_wa.html (486 words)

	Port Hedland - Port Hedland WA - Port Hedland Accommodation - Port Hedland Western Australia \| Western Australia ...
		Located on the coast, Port Hedland with a population of approximately 15,000, has lovely warm weather and is a great location for Whale watching, Flatback turtle nesting watching (The turtles can be seen on Cemetery Beach, Cooke Point, Munda Beach and Pretty Pool from October - March), crabbing and fishing.
		Port Hedland is also one of the major iron ore ports in Australia which is also a major tourist feature as mine tours are available and the sight of 3 kilometre long iron ore trains are a regular occurrence as they transport their cargo back and forth from Mount Newman to Port Hedland.
		Captain Peter Hedland of the cutter "Mystery" discovered what appeared to be an inland lake in his mind, in 1863, where he initially named it Mangrove Harbour, but shortly after renamed it to Port Hedland.
	www.myalbany.net /port_hedland_wa.html (486 words)

	Port Hedland Base
		Port Hedland is an administrative centre for the Pilbara region of WA which is particularly noted for its rich iron ore deposits.
		Port Hedland is directly on the coast in an area which consists of shallow sandy flats.
		Port Hedland Regional Hospital is a 70 bed hospital staffed by six District Medical Officers, one Physician, one Obstetrician, one Surgeon, and with other specialist services being provided by an anaesthetic, paediatric registrar on rotation from Perth teaching hospitals.
	www.rfds.info /Info_for_Docs_PD.htm (1483 words)

	Port Hedland in Western Australia
		Port Hedland was discovered in 1829 but it was not until 1864 that the Pilbara’s first sheep station was set up on the nearby De Grey River.
		By 1870 the town was home port to 150 pearling luggers and the port was used by them and other vessels to export wool and pearls to international markets.
		Port Hedland, with the local salt processing works exporting one million tonnes a year, makes it in terms of tonnage as the nation’s busiest port.
	www.holiday-wa.net /hedland.htm (344 words)

	1367.5 - Western Australian Statistical Indicators, Sep 2005
		Of these, Port Hedland had the greatest imbalance with 116.9 males for every 100 females aged 15-24 years, reflecting the influence of the male dominated industry of mining in the area where there were 79 young men employed in mining compared to 30 young women.
		Kalgoorlie/Boulder (21%), Carnarvon (20%) and Port Hedland (18%) had the highest proportions of youth living as a husband, wife or partner, approximately double the proportion of youth in Perth (10%) with this living arrangement.
		In Port Hedland, Afghanistan was the most common country of birth of overseas born youth (22%).
	www.abs.gov.au /ausstats/abs@.nsf/Previousproducts/1367.5Feature%20Article5Sep%202005?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=1367.5&issue=Sep%202005&num=&view= (4937 words)

	Port Hedland - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Port Hedland is part of the Pilbara region, and is situated north of the Hamersley Range and...
		Port, in computer hardware, a location for passing data in and out of a computing device.
		Harbour, naturally or artificially protected basin on an ocean, lake, or river where ships may be anchored or docked without danger from waves or...
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Port_Hedland.html (290 words)

	Port Hedland, Western Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Port Hedland (20°18′S 118°36′E) is both Australia's biggest mineral port and by far the biggest town in the Pilbara, with a population of about 15,000.
		Port Hedland was seen as a good location as it is located far away from the major cities, and had an international airport that would allow for easy deportations when required.
		Privatised by the Howard Government in the late 1990, the Port Hedland Immigration Reception and Processing Centre was the location of many protests and suicide attempts by its detainees, as well as so-far unresolved deaths (see Mohammed Saleh).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Port_Hedland,_Western_Australia (453 words)

	CUCRH - Student Placement Sites - Port Hedland - Information
		Port Hedland is located 1,761 km north of Perth via the North West Coastal Highway or 1,660 km via the Great Northern Highway.
		Hedland is divided in to Port Hedland and South Hedland which is situated about 14 km from Pt Hedland.
		In Port Hedland hot summers (December to March/April) with a mean maximum of 37°C and pleasant warm days and cool nights in winter (June to September) - mean maximum is 27°C. The Pilbara has a population of about 42,000 with about 12,000 living in Port Hedland.
	www.cucrh.uwa.edu.au /country/porthead/info.htm (668 words)

	Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Website: Busktalks
		South Hedland is situated to the south of Port Hedland in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
		The port is one of the busiest ports in Australia.
		Concerns were raised about the health effects of 'flying in flying out' staff in remote mining camps and the Port Hedland immigration detention centre, as well as the health effects of 12 hour shifts.
	www.hreoc.gov.au /Human_RightS/rural_australians/bushtalks/south_headland.html (3219 words)

	INTRODUCTION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Port Hedland is situated 1,641 kilometres north-west of Perth, on the edge of the Great Sandy Desert.
		The Australian Commonwealth, ruled by the previous Labor government established the Port Hedland immigration reception and processing centre in the 1991.
		Port Hedland was seen as a good location as it laid far away from the major cities, and had an international airport that would allow for easy removals when required.
	www.porthedland.nomasters.org /iphinfo1.htm (177 words)

	Mercure Inn Port Hedland - Australia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Port Hedland è un paese che raccoglie molti hotel di differenti categorie in tutte le città per un turismo sicuro e comodo.
		Abbiamo hotel in tutto Port Hedland: puoi prenotare una camera in uno dei nostri hotel selezionati in Australia e in tutte le città più importanti di Port Hedland.
		Prenotare una camera in hotel a Port Hedland è molto facile: è sufficiente scegliere il proprio hotel a Port Hedland e vedere tutte le offerte relative all'hotel in Port Hedland.
	www.bb-roma.it /hotel-nel-mondo-alberghi.asp?ID=797 (336 words)

	Port Hedland - Australia - Mark Moxon, Travel Writer
		Port Hedland is on the north coast of the Pilbara, and is home to a huge, deep sea port for shipping all sorts of minerals dug from underneath Western Australia: iron ore, manganese, zinc and heaven knows what else.
		I stayed the night with Kath, mother of Ron from Perth, and proprietor of Kath's Kitchen, a top establishment in Port Hedland if burgers and fry-ups are your thing (which for me they are, of course).
		Brekkie the next day was a great bacon and egg combo, and before long I'd said my thank you's and goodbyes, and was on the road to Broome, glowing from the wonderful hospitality of Kath and her family.
	www.moxon.net /australia/port_hedland.html (590 words)

	Port Hedland radar upgraded to continue its vital weather watch role Joint Media Release 12 April 2005
		Port Hedland radar upgraded to continue its vital weather watch role
		Mr Greg Hunt, Parliamentary Secretary with Ministerial responsibility for the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, said the new Port Hedland radar was part of a $62 million federal government commitment over five years to upgrade the Bureau's national radar network with state-of-the-art technology.
		The WF44, which successfully tracked tropical cyclone Joan that severely damaged Port Hedland in December 1975, remained reliable right up to the very end of its working life and was still able to track tropical cyclone Fay effectively as it made landfall between Pardoo and Wallal last year.
	www.environment.gov.au /minister/ps/2005/psmr12apr05.html (474 words)

	Frog man (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The bus got to Port Hedland at about 11AM, where we were were picked up by the owner of Frog's Backpackers, the hostel that we'd pre-booked.
		Port Hedland is a mining town, in particular for iron ore, which is shipped off unprocessed to China.
		Next on the Port Hedland Friday night crawl was Bruno's, a pizza cafe close to the hostel that is the only place still serving booze after the bars close.
	www.travelblog.org /Australasia/Australia/Western-Australia/Port-Hedland/blog-78101.html (1191 words)

	Dampier, Port Hedland prepare for first cyclone
		The Western Australian ports of Dampier and Port Hedland are closing in preparation for the first cyclone of the season.
		It is expected to cross the coast north of Port Hedland tomorrow morning, although the Bureau says it is too early to determine the exact time.
		Port Hedland Port Authority chief executive Andre Bush says the port closed to inbound ships at 11:00am and it will be cleared of outbound ships by 10:00pm tonight.
	www.abc.net.au /news/items/200701/1820581.htm?wa (187 words)

	Port Hedland Western Australia
		Port Hedland, like Port Pirie in South Australia, is a vital link in Australian commodity production and hence the country's wealth.
		Port Hedland is 1600 Km (~1000 miles) from Perth and 600 Km (~400 miles) south of Broome on the Great Northern Highway.
		Perth, several thousand kilometres to the south of Port Hedland is a popular international tourist destination and its west coast location makes it usually the first or last port of call in Australia.
	www.auinfo.com /Port-Hedland-western-australia.html (343 words)

	Port Hedland, Australia
		In the 19th C, like most ports in the tropical North West, it was a pearl-fishing center.
		Its great days began with the iron ore boom of the 1960s, and it is now the Australian port handling the greatest annual tonnage.
		Facing the harbor control tower is an exhibition illustrating the development of the port.
	www.planetware.com /australia/port-hedland-aus-wa-ph.htm (241 words)

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		Customs officers in Port Hedland have taken delivery of a purpose-built response vessel to boost border protection activities along the Pilbara coast.
		The announcement followed the apprehension of a suspect illegal entrant vessel at Port Hedland in July.
		Colin Mastrangelo, District Manager Port Hedland, said, "Customs plays a vital role in protecting Australia's borders from the entry of illegal and harmful goods and unauthorised people.
	www.customs.gov.au /site/page.cfm?c=3902 (282 words)

	South Hedland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Pilbara District prosecutor and the specialist forensic officer are both located at the South Hedland Police Complex but provide services throughout the Pilbara, responding on a "needs" basis to all stations within the district.
		Port and South Hedland Police have now established a local Community E-Mail Alert, an interactive system using the internet to communicate information from the local police to the community and vice-versa.
		The detectives, based at the South Hedland Police Station, are responsible for dealing with serious crime in the East Pilbara (Hedland, Marble Bar, Nullagine, Newman).
	www.police.wa.gov.au /LocalPolice/PilbaraDistrict.asp?SouthHedland (563 words)

	Port Hedland tourist information
		Port Hedland Tourist information at Webtourist: Your partner for tourist information about Port Hedland.
		Port Hedland is a dynamic town of 15,000 people located in the Pilbara Region of Western Australia.
		The Port is one of the world’s largest in tonnage terms, with over 70 million tonnes of product worth more than $3 billion shipped each year.
	www.webtourist.net /touristinformation/about-port_hedland-australia.html (296 words)

	BoM - Tropical Cyclones affecting Port Hedland
		Although the typical initial steering of these systems is to the southwest, those that affect Port Hedland take a more southerly or southeasterly track as they move further south as shown in the tracks of notable cyclones affecting the town in figure 1.
		By not being on a major river, Port Hedland is not at risk of major flooding caused by rainfall alone.
		In February 2003 a tropical low moved over Port Hedland causing rainfall in excess of 300 mm in some parts and flooding the Yule River, washing away almost 100 m of the road on the western approach to the main bridge on the North West Coastal Highway.
	www.bom.gov.au /weather/wa/cyclone/about/pthed/index.shtml (1185 words)

	Port Hedland - Search Results - ninemsn Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Port Hedland - Search Results - ninemsn Encarta
		There are about 70 ports of commercial significance, most of them on the east...
		The people of the west call themselves Nyungars (in the south) and Yamatji (further north).
	au.encarta.msn.com /Port_Hedland.html (105 words)

	Green Left - Port Hedland detention centre to close (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Port Hedland Immigration Reception and Processing Centre is set to be mothballed by the end of June.
		For many of the Port Headland detainees, Baxter will be their third detention centre, having been previously moved from the squalor of the Curtin centre.
		Refugee-rights campaigners say that transfer of detainees from Port Hedland to Baxter has added to the detainees' generally severe demoralisation.
	www.greenleft.org.au /2004/583/32475 (606 words)

	cBoM - Port Hedland History
		On July 17th 1942 Port Hedland Meteorological Office was opened as a part of the RAAF 78 Operational Base Unit, to support RAAF operations during World War II.
		The WSO was located in the Port Hedland Airport Terminal during the period 1994-1999 and was combined with the Meteorological Office at the radar site in 1999.
		Throughout this time, Port Hedland MO has been vital in providing meteorological services to the region, centred on the Northwest coast of Australia, which is among the most tropical cyclone prone areas of the world.
	www.bom.gov.au /weather/wa/port_hedland/history.shtml (554 words)

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