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South Australia
Robe, Guichen Bay immigration port
Tidal foreshore Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Old bottlesAlso reported: port refuse, Chinese-associated items are heritage sensitive.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
Victorian bottle era, historically mapped
1850s wool port where over 16,000 Chinese diggers landed to walk overland to the Victorian rushes, dodging that colony's poll tax; early port refuse and camp grounds near the bay.
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.