Plaque about the townsite on the Rockingham Waterfront Pioneer Rotary Walk in Rockingham, Western Australia. It reads, "Townsite To serve local industry, a townsite developed at the beachfront and included homes for workers, a baker, butcher, general store and the 'Port Hotel'. In 1893 Rockingham's first telephone was connected to the Jarradale Timber Company. The townsite assumed more importance than the farming area at East Rockingham."