Halls Creek (2005 population est. 1,300) is a small town situated in the East Kimberley region of Western Australia. It is located between the towns of Fitzroy Crossing and Warmun (Turkey Creek) on the Great Northern Highway. Slogan or Nickname: Wildflower State or the Golden State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Ken Michael Premier Alan Carpenter (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 15  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2005-06)  - Product ($m)  $107,910 (4th)  - Product per capita  $53,134/person... Australian postcodes have four digits; envelopes for posting from Australia reflect this. ... Elevation histogram of the surface of the Earth – approximately 71% of the Earths surface is covered with water. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... “km” redirects here. ... “Miles” redirects here. ... Kununurra ( ; post code: 6743) is a town in far northern Western Australia located at the eastern side of the Kimberley Region close to the border with the Northern Territory. ... Low tide at the Derby warf on King Sound Derby ( ; post code: 6728) is a town in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. ... Map of Local Government Areas in Western Australia There are 144 Local Governments in Western Australia (including Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands), represented by the Western Australian Local Government Association. ... The Shire of Halls Creek is one of the four Local Government Area in the Kimberley Region of northern Western Australia, covering an area of , most of which is sparsely populated. ... State Electoral District is a term used to refer to a voting area within Australian states. ... Kimberley is an Electoral district of Western Australia. ... The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ... The Division of Kalgoorlie is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Western Australia. ... For other uses, see Celsius (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Fahrenheit (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Celsius (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Fahrenheit (disambiguation). ... This article is about the unit of length. ... An inch (plural: inches; symbol or abbreviation: in or, sometimes, ″ - a double prime) is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Kimberley is one of the nine regions of Western Australia, consisting of the local government areas of Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, Halls Creek and Wyndham-East Kimberley. ... Slogan or Nickname: Wildflower State or the Golden State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Ken Michael Premier Alan Carpenter (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 15  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2005-06)  - Product ($m)  $107,910 (4th)  - Product per capita  $53,134/person... Fitzroy Crossing is a small town in the kimberley region of Western Australia with a population of about 700 people, 400 km east of Broome and 300 km west of Halls Creek. ... The Great Northern Highway, the longest highway in Australia Great Northern Highway is a Western Australia highway extending from Perth to the Northern Territory border. ...

Functions

The town functions as a support centre for remote cattle stations in the area. For tourists it is the only sizeable town for 600 km on the Great Northern Highway. The town is a major welfare hub for the local indigenous population. The Great Northern Highway, the longest highway in Australia Great Northern Highway is a Western Australia highway extending from Perth to the Northern Territory border. ... Language(s) Several hundred Indigenous Australian languages (many extinct or nearly so), Australian English, Australian Aboriginal English, Torres Strait Creole, Kriol Religion(s) Primarily Christian, with minorities of other religions including various forms of Traditional belief systems based around the Dreamtime Related ethnic groups see List of Indigenous Australian group...

Halls Creek is also the administration centre for Halls Creek Shire Council. The Shire of Halls Creek is one of the four Local Government Area in the Kimberley Region of northern Western Australia, covering an area of , most of which is sparsely populated. ...

Tourism

For tourists, there are several nearby attractions such as:

• the China Wall
• old Halls Creek
• the Duncan Road
• Wolfe Creek crater, 200 km to the south on the Tanami Road
• Purnululu National Park (the Bungle Bungles), 120 km to the north.

Location of Halls Creek in Western Australia (red)

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History

Halls Creek moved 12 km west from its original location in 1949 due to a new Great Northern Highway being constructed, which did not follow the route of the old Duncan Road. It would have been the end of the town, if it had not moved to its current location. Halls Creek was initially a gold mining town, named after Charles Hall who in 1885 found the alluvial gold that led to the Kimberley gold rush, the first gold rush in Western Australia. Today some gold mining is still carried out by local prospectors, however large-scale mining has since ceased, with the closure of the White Elvire River Mine.

Indigenous population

It is home to the indigenous Jaru (Djar-u) and Kija (gKid-ja) peoples as well as some Tjurabalan peoples from the desert to the south of the town. They represent over 60% of the town's population. Jaru is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rondônia. ... Kija can refer to: The name of an Aboriginal people in Australia, see Kija people. ... Tjurabalan - (Jura-balan) - is a nomadic desert tribe from the edge of the Tanami desert near Sturt Creek and Lake Gregory (Mulan) in Western Australia. ...

In 2006, The West Australian newspaper ran a series of articles highlighting the awful state of the Halls Creek indigenous population. The attention received may prompt some action to improve the situation; however, Halls Creek is by no means unusual in this regard, with tens and hundreds of similarly awful indigenous towns and communities in the Pilbara, Kimberley, and other parts of the state. This article provides more information on this sensitive topic. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The West Australian (often simply called The West) is Perths only locally edited daily newspaper, and is owned by ASX-listed West Australian Newspapers Limited. ... The Pilbara is one of the nine regions of Western Australia. ... The Kimberley is one of the nine regions of Western Australia. ... Language(s) Several hundred Indigenous Australian languages (many extinct or nearly so), Australian English, Australian Aboriginal English, Torres Strait Creole, Kriol Religion(s) Primarily Christian, with minorities of other religions including various forms of Traditional belief systems based around the Dreamtime Related ethnic groups see List of Indigenous Australian group...

See also

• Halls Creek Airport

External links

• Halls Creek, Western Australia is at coordinates 18°13′37″S 127°40′05″E / -18.227, 127.668 (Halls Creek, Western Australia)Coordinates: 18°13′37″S 127°40′05″E / -18.227, 127.668 (Halls Creek, Western Australia)
• Shire of Halls Creek