HISTORY OF KALBARRI

This areas history is rich with many details about the shipwrecks along the coast, the important stories of the Nanda people and notes from those who settle the townsite that is known as Kalbarri. 

Indigenous Culture

INDIGENOUS CULTURE Nanda are the salt water people. Keepers of the land and sea, they have a spiritual connection to the land and Mother Earth. Aboriginal people known a...

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Shipwrecks along the Coast

SHIPWRECKS ALONG THE KALBARRI COASTLINE The remote and windswept coastline of Kalbarri has been the tragic setting of many shipwrecks over time. One of the more famous s...

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Lobster and Fishing Industry

THE LOBSTER AND FISHING INDUSTRY IN KALBARRI Wet liners (fishing vessels) and lobster boats lined the pens and dotted the Murchison River on moorings at a time when the ...

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Hawes Heritage Trail

HAWES HERITAGE TRAIL - PRIEST AND ARCHITECT Monsignor John Hawes was a priest and architect who designed and built many inspirational churches and other buildings i...

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