Esperance town population reaches 13,000.
Esperance Port Authority handles in excess of three million tonne of trade in 1966-1997. 127 ships visited the port exceeding the 108 vessels the previous year.
Newly formed company, Esperance Wool Exporters, finalised its first shipment of wool to an overseas market, 328 bales of 22 micron wool to Germany.
People are no longer permitted to fish around the Esperance Tanker jetty artificial reef.
The launch of the new Radio station, Esperance HOT FM, to the airways.
The W919 steam locomotive purchased for the sum of $1500.00 in 1974 by the Esperance Bay Historical Society has been restored by volunteers.
Esperance farmers offered $10 million for Australia’s first tree farming package. Agwest Trade and Development SEAC have found a buyer for wood chipping eucalyptus globules.
The Esperance Port Authority reached a landmark decision to generate its own power supply.
The Esperance Girl Guides celebrate 5oth Anniversary.
Plans to harvest Tuna off the Esperance coast has been squashed.
Nickel Exports from the Esperance Port totalled about 200,000 tonnes per annum.
A record cargo arrived in Esperance from Adelaide. The biggest freight movement ever seen in Australia –a barge carrying two 38.5 long autoclaves, which tipped the scales at 550 tonnes each, arrived at the Esperance Port. To transport the autoclaves from Esperance to the Murrin Murrin mine site, each autoclave was placed on two trailers and hauled by six prime movers, over a 732.5 km road journey.
The mine site is Anaconda Nickel’s billion dollar project between Leonora and Laverton.
A Regional Industrial development plan has been completed for commercial Agroforestry development in the Esperance region.
The town’s population was 12,171.
The Native Title area extends to 12 Western Australian shires, including the Esperance District.
Local Government in Esperance celebrates centenary.
The Soundshell opened in Museum Park.
There are 604 Farms operating in the Esperance and Mallee regions.
