Beagle Bay Church

The Dampier Peninsula

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July 5th 2010
10th June to 14th June Dampier Peninsula At last the road is open up to Cape Leveque and beyond. The road is corrugated and sandy in parts but with the skill of the driver (me!) we arrive safely onto the sealed section just before the turnoff to Beagle Bay. Here there is a church with 3 altars all inlaid with mother of pearl. Even the floor has some shells inlaid. Quite a pretty chur ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Cape Leveque

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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