Lagrange Bay is located 200 kilometres (120 mi) south of Broome, Western Australia in the Kimberley region. It is the site of the Catholic Pallottine La Grange Mission,[2] and the Aboriginal community of Bidyadanga.[3] It was the location of the La Grange massacre and expedition in 1865.

Lagrange Bay
Western Australia
Lagrange Bay is located in Western Australia
Lagrange Bay
Lagrange Bay
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Coordinates18°41′04″S 121°46′39″E / 18.68442°S 121.77748°E / -18.68442; 121.77748
Population617 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)6725
Location190 km (118 mi) S of Broome, Western Australia
LGA(s)Shire of Broome
State electorate(s)Kimberley
Federal division(s)Durack

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bidyadana (La Grange) (L)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 March 2018.  
  2. ^ "La Grange Mission celebrates its 50th anniversary.", Kimberley community profile, pp. 12–13, August 2005
  3. ^ "Welcome to the Bidyadanga CRC". WA Community Resource Network. Archived from the original on 20 February 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011.

Further reading

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  • 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 0-9579988-3-X