On the left is Ensign MacLoud and on the right Captain Bunbury

Henry William St Piere Bunbury was the first European to travel overland to what was Port Leschenault and the town was renamed Bunbury in 1836 in his honour

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May 11th 2011
Firstly, just a note about our blogs. We’re not entirely happy with the new format that has been imposed upon us but we can’t do anything about that. Apologies if you’ve got used to the old layout, as we had, but we hope you can adapt to the new one. We’ve noticed that it’s easy to overlook some of the photos, particularly if they spread into a second page. They don’t always but, i ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Bunbury

Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more

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