Camels
Cable Beach: Baby camel born
One of the Cable Beach camels has had a baby.
The West Australian [read this story]
Balgo: Missionaries meet local camel
Assemblies of God church pastors Brett and Justine Wiltshire met the local camel on Balgo’s outskirts.
Balgo’s garbage-loving camel
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Photo courtesy Kylee Birchall-Hunt
Thanks to Kylee Birchall-Hunt for sending in this pic.
Broome: Proposed new camels policy
Cable Beach camels in 2003. Photo: Nachoman - au, Wikimedia.
Broome Shire intends to introduce new regulations for camel operators on Cable Beach.
This includes a “three strikes and you are out” policy whereby licenses would be revoked if regulations are breached.
Broome: Camels, pearls and tourism
Cable Beach camels in 2003. Photo: Nachoman - au, Wikimedia.
Vanessa Croll takes a camel ride in Broome and writes about the sordid history of pearling.
Also a little about the bird observatory.
Adelaide Advertiser [read this story]
Broome: Camel man buys rival business
Camel rides operator John Geappen says he will buy back rival business Ships of the Desert.
Mr Geappen, who owns Red Sun Camels, told The West Australian he had made a private arrangement with his rival in Perth this week.
The West Australian [read this story]
Broome: Camel wars man fined $25,000
Cable Beach camels in 2003. Photo: Nachoman - au, Wikimedia.
Convicted camel man Chrisopher Howard Hill (37) copped a $25,000 fine but avoided jail today.
Judge Stephen Scott gave him three months to pay the fine for burglary and stealing offences committed during his time as a Cable Beach camel rides operator.
The West Australian [read this story]
Broome: Hill convicted in ‘camel wars’ trial
A former camel operator was found guilty of theft, burglar and damaging property after a four-day trial.


