We used to live on Rottnest Island in the 70s and then visit friends that lived there during the 80s. Most school holidays we would be going over there and we had the best times. It was great waking up to the sound of the peacocks in the morning and seeing them and quokkas during the day. This was before tourism hit the Island. We could ride our bikes from the barracks to town and there was hardly anyone around, even in “town”.
Did you camp in the camp ground above all the unmarked graves of first nation people that are buried there? Ever wonder why the ground was so up and down?
Hey Nick that's the boat I went to Rotto on when I was a teenager, the Zephur. It looks exactly the same and you nearly passed out because of the fumes. Ha ha
So tragic. We can only hope to learn from our ancestors, to make our world a better place. I would love to see soil taken from each of our First Nation's localities, and sprinkled over the Aboriginal cemetery; they cannot go home, but perhaps home could come to them and give them peace.
We used to live on Rottnest Island in the 70s and then visit friends that lived there during the 80s. Most school holidays we would be going over there and we had the best times. It was great waking up to the sound of the peacocks in the morning and seeing them and quokkas during the day. This was before tourism hit the Island. We could ride our bikes from the barracks to town and there was hardly anyone around, even in “town”.
Did you camp in the camp ground above all the unmarked graves of first nation people that are buried there? Ever wonder why the ground was so up and down?
Looks like tourism had hit the island in 1912. Read more history. Don't embellish your childhood..
My favourite holiday destination. Thanks for putting this up. Fantastic history. Interesting how dress standards have changed over the years.
fantastic find, the year of the Titanic! 103 years ago, awesome!
Hey Nick that's the boat I went to Rotto on when I was a teenager, the Zephur. It looks exactly the same and you nearly passed out because of the fumes. Ha ha
What an incredible treasure. Rottnest is our favourite holiday destination, and was so good to see it as it was. Thanks for posting
Do you understand the atrocities that occurred on rottnest island?
So tragic. We can only hope to learn from our ancestors, to make our world a better place. I would love to see soil taken from each of our First Nation's localities, and sprinkled over the Aboriginal cemetery; they cannot go home, but perhaps home could come to them and give them peace.
Like most, we understand the historical poignancy but prefer not to flash our moral conscience.@@markconnell6268
Geez, the women must have used up half the states flora to garnish their hats back then. Heavy fines today.