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Cargoes Gallery
Maritime Trade- An incredible variety of trade goods have passed through Western Australia's ports.
Credit: WA Museum
From sandalwood to sheep, whale oil to wheat, this gallery showcases the way maritime trade has shaped Western Australia.
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The story continues.
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Explore the history of the whaling industry in WA
Whaling in WA
Could you be a globe-trotting gold-seeking adventurer?
The Gold Rush - a population boom
A tribute to Western Australia's many migrants.
The Welcome Walls
Sandalwood exports from Fremantle
Wooden gold
Deterring things that creep, crawl and nibble
Oops, You Can't Bring that in - Customs and Quarantine
The long history of the pearling lugger Trixen
Early Cargoes - Timber, Wool and Wheat
Jarrah paving blocks - from overhead to underfoot
Early Cargoes - Timber, Wool and Wheat
Determining who can be and who cannot be Australian
The New Australians - Migration to WA
What do you take with you to the other side of the world?
The New Australians - Migration to WA
Defence or attack - spear (geitch) and shield (wunda)
The Earliest Traders - First Nations Trading Routes
The Kodj, an Aboriginal axe
The Earliest Traders - First Nations Trading Routes
Try fitting that on your stove!
Whaling Gear - The Trypot
Nothing was wasted - the art of scrimshaw
Whaling Gear
Guiding seafarers to safety - the story of lighthouses
Cape Leveque Lighthouse
Whale Tooth
Scrimshaw
Grain Trade Growing Gold
Wheat Bag
FOLLOW YOUR CURIOSITY
Whaling Trypot
Possessions from a Dutch Immigrants Suitcase
Suitcase
Spear
Gietch / Gidgee
Model
MV Koolama I
Customs
Rodent Dissection Kit
Showcase
Customs
A Versatile Tool
Kodj
T84.95
Jarrah Paving Block
Broome Pearling Lugger
Trixen
From a Lighthouse in North Western Australia
Cape Leveque Lantern
The big tail