Shay Gap, Western Australia
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shay-gap-western-australia-316-787630
title:
Shay Gap, Western Australia
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Shay Gap was an iron ore mining town in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, 1,335 kilometres (830 mi) north-northeast of Perth and 165 kilometres (103 mi) east of Port Hedland. Shay Gap was formally gazetted as a town in 1972. Shay Gap was named after a pass of the same name in the hills nearby. The name of the pass has been shown on maps since 1957, and it is believed to have been named after a blackbirder, Robert Shea, part-owner of the pearler Seaspray. Shea, along with his mate Samuel M
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Former town in Western Australia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shay_Gap,_Western_Australia
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2022-08-30T06:06:35Z
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