Marble Bar Nullagine Road

The town is named after a bar in the nearby coongan river which was thought to be marble but was later found to be jasper.

Marble bar nullagine road.

Town of port hedland 08 9158 9300 shire of ashburton 08. Shire of east pilbara provides regular updates of road conditions. Road between newman and nullagine 29 june 2018. It is now nothing more than a park telecentre gym police station general store library hotel and nursing post.

Then it s a quick smooth run into marble bar. Marble bar nullagine located on the nullagine river 189 km north of newman is the town of nullagine the town takes its name from the local aboriginal name for the river that runs through its centre. Road conditions state routes 136 and 142 28 november 2015. Although it provides an alternative route to great northern highway most of the newman to marble bar section is unsealed.

In progress the state government is investing 20million comprising 10 million investment through royalties for regions and 10 million from main roads to upgrade and seal marble bar road between newman and the ripon hills turn off. The marble bar road is a critical access road for a number of mining operations throughout the pilbara region including newman nullagine marble bar and several aboriginal communities including jigalong and punmu. Easily find directions to marble bar rd in nullagine wa 6758 using whereis. To contact neighbouring shires for road information please use the following numbers.

Karijini mid april 27 november 2013. Road conditions nanutarra wittenoon road and bingarn road 23 september 2019. In 1896 bamboo road board renamed marble bar road board in 1904 was gazetted and in 1898 nullagine road board followed. On 1 july 1961 both became shire councils following changes to the local government act.

Nullagine has plenty of waterholes for the adventurous to discover including beatons creek gorge garden and daylight pools. Latest road condition report for up to date information from main roads contact 138 138 or visit the website www mainroads wa gov au. Road trip tom price to perth august september 13 august 2017. Map directions to marble bar rd nullagine wa 6758.

Nullagine is an old gold mining town which is but a glimmer of its former self. Marble bar road upgrade project status. From great northern highway at newman it heads north via nullagine and marble bar to rejoin great northern highway at strelley east of port hedland. Road condition tom price to hamersley gorge 26 may 2016.

One time isolated gold mining town between marble bar and newman. On 27 may 1972 the two merged to form east pilbara shire.