Nanutarra
- Kayley Bennett
- May 22, 2016
- 1 min read
NANUTARRA
Nanutarra is located between Carnarvon and Karratha. Nanutarra is a small roadhouse, which travellers and truck drivers stop at to fuel up their vehicles and grab something quick and easy to eat. Accommodation is also provided to travellers to stay the night.

HISTORY
In 1879 european traveller, Harry Highman started Nanutarra station and named it after an aboriginal word for a type of bulrush which grows in the area. Highman lived a life here after driving 1,500 sheep to the region on a long journey from Moora. Highman and his partner John Cowman and their team followed the route cut by Pioneer Edward Hooley on his journey of two and a half years, stopping for shearing and lambing along the way. Freshly shorn wool would be transported from their camps direct to market, bringing in funds where they continued their journey North. When the group reached Nanutarra and set up camp before beginning to build a hour and settling the countryside. Nanutarra's development relied on aboriginal labour Aboriginal people where renowned as stockmen and spent many years working on the stations.
In 1965 Frank Baxter built the Nanutarra Roadhouse, three kilometers from the original Nanutarra homestead that Highman built for himself and his family. Travellers could now buy fuel, ice-cream, and cool drinks. Nanutarra still operates today for travellers to access fuel and food for their journey. Accomodation is also provided at Nanutarra.
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