Sandfire, Western Australia
- Sandfire, Western Australia
Sandfire is a location and roadhouse on the Great Northern Highway in Western Australia between Port Hedland and Broome. It is the only fuel station in the 610km between those two towns.
In April 2007, the Sandfire Roadhouse was extensively damaged by fire leaving a $1.5 million damage bill [http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,21544321-2761,00.html] .
External links
* [http://www.abc.net.au/wa/stories/s1075978.htm Sandfire Roadhouse - ABC Western Australia]
Further reading
* Thomas, Athol, (1987) "Biography on the owner of the Sandfire roadhouse in 1987 - Eddie Norton" West Australian, 10/3/1987, p. 57
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