The Pilbara contains some of Western Australia's most diverse and ancient landscapes. Once sparsely populated only by traditional owners and hardy pastoralists, this region has rapidly developed in recent decades to be a major resource hub for the country. Those who have watched these changes over time have seen outstations become industrial areas, mountains transformed into vast open cut mines and small towns grow into major regional centres. Long-operating ports that once shipped sheep and asbestos have been surpassed by those created to ship cattle, iron ore, salt and gas.
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