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Cossack is an historic ghost town located 1,480 km north of Perth and 15 km from Roebourne in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The nearest town to Cossack is Wickham. Cossack is located on Butchers Inlet at the mouth of the Harding River. It is reached by a single, sealed road that follows the original causeway across a series of tidal salt flats. The overall landform of the region around Cossack is a low, flat plain with occasional rocky hills and ranges. The vegetation is mainly grass, spinifex and low shrub, with occasional trees (mangroves) along watercourses and in gullies. The mangrove scrub becomes quite dense along the shoreline and at the mouth of the inlet. The main road from Roebourne to Cossack continues past the town of Wickham and the Cape Lambert iron ore port (operated by Pilbara Iron), and terminates at the fishing town of Point Samson. The townsite is not visible from the main road, and only becomes apparent as the road rounds Nanny Goat Hill. The site of the former town is defined by Nanny Goat Hill, Tien Tsin Lookout, the hilly ground to the north-east and north-west, and Butchers Inlet to the east and south-east. Past the townsite, the road winds up to the Reader Head Lookout, from which sweeping views of the surrounding coastline can be seen. Many of the buildings are listed by the National Trust. The erstwhile Tien Tsin Harbour is now known as Port Walcott
References
- "Cossack Draft Master Plan - Concept Stage" (pdf). A joint project between the Department of Housing and Works, the Shire of Roebourne and the Heritage Council of WA. November 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-08-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20070829003312/http://heritage.wa.gov.au/pdfs/pubList/section1/cossack_concept_plan_report.pdf. Retrieved 2007-10-01.
- "Cossack Historic Facts" (pdf). Shire of Roebourne. Archived from the original on 2007-09-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20070903225133/http://roebourne.wa.gov.au/cossack_historic_town/cossack_historic_facts.pdf. Retrieved 2007-10-01.
- Berryman, Constance B. (1983), Autobiography of C. B. Berryman, https://archive.org/details/C.B.Berryman1983
- "FROM THE PAST.". The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1950) (Perth, WA: National Library of Australia): p. 11 Edition: Third edition. 4 April 1914. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article79921054. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
- Joyce, John; Tilley, Allan, (joint author.) (1980), Railways in the Pilbara, J & A Publications, archived from the original on 2 April 2015, https://web.archive.org/web/20150402180054/http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/9637897, retrieved 14 March 2013 pages 7 to 16 'Roebourne - Cossack Tramway'
- "Cossack Heritage Trail" (pdf). Heritage Council of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 2013-01-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20130112093132/http://www.roebourne.wa.gov.au/cossack_historic_town/cossack_heritage_%2Btrail%2Bbrochure.pdf. Retrieved 2007-10-01.
- "Cossack Historic Town 1863" (pdf). Shire of Roebourne. Archived from the original on 2007-09-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20070903225107/http://roebourne.wa.gov.au/cossack_historic_town/Cossack%2BHistoric%2BTown%2BDL.pdf. Retrieved 2007-10-01.
- Heritage Council of Western Australia. "Public Input Sought on the Concept Plan For the Future of Cossack". Community section. Government of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 2007-06-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20070614143751/http://www.heritage.wa.gov.au/n_community.html. Retrieved 2007-06-20. "The investigations to date have resulted in the development of a concept plan, an integrated framework that will guide future use at Cossack. Heritage, archaeological significance, tourism and provision of essential services are key components of the plan, the aim of which is to identify a sustainable future for the historic precinct."
- Master Plan 2006
- Jones, Veronica (2007). "Cossack cemetery - Data & Photos" (pdf). Archived from the original on August 13, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080813093246/http://www.ozgenonline.com/aust_cemeteries/wa/roebourne/cossackdata.htm. Retrieved 2007-10-01.
