La Grange Bay, Western Australia
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Lagrange Bay is located 200 kilometres (124.3 mi) south of Broome, Western Australia
in the Kimberley region. It is the site of the Catholic Pallotine ‘’’La Grange Mission’’, and the Aboriginal community of Bidyadanga. It was the location of the La Grange massacre
and expedition in 1865.
Broome, Western Australia
Broome is a pearling and tourist town in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, north of Perth. The year round population is approximately 14,436, growing to more than 45,000 per month during the tourist season...
in the Kimberley region. It is the site of the Catholic Pallotine ‘’’La Grange Mission’’, and the Aboriginal community of Bidyadanga. It was the location of the La Grange massacre
La Grange expedition
The La Grange expedition was a search expedition carried out in the vicinity of Lagrange Bay in the Kimberley region of Western Australia in 1865. Led by Maitland Brown, the expedition searched for three settlers who had failed to return from an earlier exploring expedition...
and expedition in 1865.
Further reading
- Zucker, Margaret.(2005) From patrons to partners and the separated children of the Kimberley : a history of the Catholic Church in the Kimberley, WA Fremantle, W.A. : University of Notre Dame Australia Press. ISBN 095799883X