SEE THE PHOTOS SIEZED BY POLICE OF PERDAMAN MOVING MURUJUGA ROCK ART

On Friday April 28, the privately-owned company Perdaman removed rock art sites from an industrial plot at Murujuga, the Burrup Peninsula, in order to make way for a controversial urea fertiliser plant.

Ngaarda Media Lead Journalist Eliza Kloser was out on the Burrup in an attempt to document the removals, taking photographs on public land. Ms Kloser was surprised to be stopped and queried by police while taking photos. As she attempted to leave the area, Ms Kloser was stopped again by a second group of police and had the car she was driving searched.

Later that day, Ms Kloser’s Karratha share-house was raided by detectives in relation to a separate matter. The only property seized from the house was the SD card from her camera, which contained the photos taken at Murujuga, and other work-related images.

Here is a selection of the photographs taken by Ms Kloser at Murujuga that day.

Ngaarda Media understands a crane was transported onto the Perdaman site under the cover of darkness on the evening of Thursday April 27.

Ngaarda Media understands that crane was used to remove heritage sites from their original location on Friday April 28. The rock art will be relocated to another location on the Burrup, under the guidance of Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation.

Ms Kloser’s photos were taken two days after work began on the project.

The company Yara operates an ammonia plant and a technical ammonia nitrates plant in an area adjacent to the Perdaman site.

Ngaarda Media understands a bulldozer nearby the Perdaman construction is being used to construct common-use infrastructure in the Burrup industrial area.

Common use infrastructure will be utilised by Perdaman for the production of urea.