PBY-5 Catalina FV-N Wreck

PBY-5 Catalina FV-N Wreck is a historic site in Broome, Western Australia. PBY-5 Catalina FV-N Wreck is situated nearby to the historic site Dornier X-20 Debris, as well as near Dornier X-23 Wreck.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bourne & Inglis Store and Broome Regional Prison.

Bourne & Inglis Store

Historic site

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Bourne & Inglis Store is a historic site, which is situated 2 km northwest of PBY-5 Catalina FV-N Wreck.

Broome Regional Prison is an Australian prison in Broome, Western Australia. It is one of two prisons in Western Australia's Kimberley region. In 2012 it was announced that the prison would be closed in 2015 following the opening of the West Kimberley Regional Prison in Derby, but this plan was shelved in 2015. Broome Regional Prison is situated 2½ km north of PBY-5 Catalina FV-N Wreck.

Broome Cable House

Courthouse

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The Broome Cable House opened on 9 April 1889 and is now known as the Broome Court House. Constructed in 1879, the facility was used as a cable station until March 1914. Broome Cable House is situated 3 km north of PBY-5 Catalina FV-N Wreck.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chinatown Conservation Area and Broome.

Chinatown Conservation Area

Neighborhood

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Chinatown Conservation Area is a neighborhood, which is situated 3 km north of PBY-5 Catalina FV-N Wreck.

Broome

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Broome is the largest town in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, with 14,660 residents in 2021. Established through the pearling industry of the late 19th century, it became a beach resort in the 1980s.