Broome's Pearling History 

Pearl Masters arrived in the early 1870’s and diving began in Roebuck Bay, quickly making Broome the pearling capital of the world.

Japanese, Chinese and Islanders were the main divers, along with some local aboriginal people. They braved drowning, the bends and the storms that wrack the Kimberley in the cyclone season. The beautifully elegant Japanese Cemetery has over 900 graves of Japanese... More details