This small Muslim cemetery honours Malay pearl-divers and Afghan cameleers.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Broome attractions

1. Japanese Cemetery

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A number of cemeteries testify to Broome's multicultural past. The most striking is the Japanese Cemetery with 919 graves (mostly pearl divers).

2. Chinese Cemetery

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Located next to the Japanese Cemetery is a Chinese burial ground with more than 90 graves and monuments.

3. Nagula Jarndu Women's Resource Centre

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Beautiful screen- and block-printed textiles and other crafts are on show (and sale!) at this studio/gallery run by Yawuru women. Enter via Pembroke Rd.

4. Old Convent Heritage Centre

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An amazing archival collection of photographs spanning over 100 years of interaction between the Sisters of St John of God with the people of the…

5. Women of Pearling

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This 3m cast bronze statue of an Indigenous female diver clutching a pearl pays tribute to the role women played in the brutal pearling industry. The…

6. Broome Museum

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Discover Cable Beach and Chinatown's origins through exhibits devoted to the area's pearling history and WWII bombing in this quirky museum, occupying the…

7. Bungalow

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Short Street Gallery's Hopton St stock room at Town Beach holds a stunning collection of canvases from across the Kimberley and beyond.