The Western Australian Museum acknowledges and respects the Traditional Owners of their ancestral lands, waters and skies.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are advised that this digital guide may include images, sounds, and names of now deceased persons.

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A stack of darkened brick-shaped blocks of wood are mounted on the Museum's wall.

Jarrah Paving Block

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City streets from England to South Africa were paved with jarrah paving blocks cut and shipped from Western Australia.

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A six-sided thick wooden board with very worn edges. The underside of it is stained dark from laying on the ground for many years.

Early Cargoes - Timber, Wool and Wheat

Jarrah paving blocks - from overhead to underfoot

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A stack of darkened brick-shaped blocks of wood are mounted on the Museum's wall.

Jarrah paving blocks.
Credit: WA Museum

The Western Australian Museum acknowledges and respects the Traditional Owners of their ancestral lands, waters and skies.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are advised that this digital guide may include images, sounds, and names of now deceased persons.