on Mar 28th, 2008Pearling Peaked In The Early 20th Century
Pearling peaked in the early 20th century, when the town’s 400 luggers supplied 80% of the world’s mother-of-pearl. Today only a handful of boats still operate with pearl farms having largely replaced open-sea diving. Broome is home to Cable Beach, one of Backpacking Australia finest with azure waters and classic white sand as far as the eye can see.
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