It is only one of three fuel stations (the others being Pardoo and Roebuck roadhouses) in the 610 km between those two towns.[citation needed]
Sandfire Roadhouse in 2003.
In April 2007, the Sandfire Roadhouse was extensively damaged by fire, leaving a $1.5 million damage bill.[1] It was damaged again in December 2009.[2] In the 2011 and 2012 cyclone seasons the location was included in warnings.[3]
The petrol station, restaurant, bar, caravan park and motel accommodation is available between 7am and 7pm every day of the year.
Sandfire Roadhouse was mentioned in the Australian rock band, The Angels, song "North-west Highway Cruise", on their Skin & Bone album.[4]
Referencesedit
^"Sandfire roadhouse burns down". The Sunday Times. 11 April 2007.
^"Buildings damaged as Laurence charges inland". Abc.net.au. 21 December 2009. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
^"CYCLONE WARNING ISSUED FOR W.AUSTRALIA'S PILBARA COAST", AsiaPulse News, Asia Pulse Pty Ltd, 24 January 2011, retrieved 21 January 2012
^"Skin & Bone - The Angels | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
sandfire, western, australia, 767027, 091609, 767027, 091609, location, sandfire, western, australia, sandfire, location, roadhouse, great, northern, highway, western, australia, between, port, hedland, broome, western, edge, great, sandy, desert, east, wallal. 19 46 01 S 121 05 30 E 19 767027 S 121 091609 E 19 767027 121 091609 Location of Sandfire in Western Australia red Sandfire is a location and roadhouse on the Great Northern Highway in Western Australia between Port Hedland and Broome It is on the western edge of the Great Sandy Desert and east of Wallal Downs and Mandora Station It is inland and located 20 km from the coast in the region of the Mandora Marsh and the Eighty Mile Beach 45 km north of the Kidson Track turnoff The area surrounding the roadhouse is of high cultural significance to the Nyangumarta people who hold native title over the area It is only one of three fuel stations the others being Pardoo and Roebuck roadhouses in the 610 km between those two towns citation needed Sandfire Roadhouse in 2003 In April 2007 the Sandfire Roadhouse was extensively damaged by fire leaving a 1 5 million damage bill 1 It was damaged again in December 2009 2 In the 2011 and 2012 cyclone seasons the location was included in warnings 3 The petrol station restaurant bar caravan park and motel accommodation is available between 7am and 7pm every day of the year Sandfire Roadhouse was mentioned in the Australian rock band The Angels song North west Highway Cruise on their Skin amp Bone album 4 References edit Sandfire roadhouse burns down The Sunday Times 11 April 2007 Buildings damaged as Laurence charges inland Abc net au 21 December 2009 Retrieved 26 November 2021 CYCLONE WARNING ISSUED FOR W AUSTRALIA S PILBARA COAST AsiaPulse News Asia Pulse Pty Ltd 24 January 2011 retrieved 21 January 2012 Skin amp Bone The Angels Songs Reviews Credits AllMusic Retrieved 26 November 2021 External links editSandfire Roadhouse ABC Western Australia at the Wayback Machine archived January 22 2010 Further reading editThomas Athol 1987 Biography on the owner of the Sandfire roadhouse in 1987 Eddie Norton West Australian 10 March 1987 p 57 nbsp This article about a location in Western Australia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sandfire Western Australia amp oldid 1222499283, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
