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28-September-2023
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The plaque marks the location where Catholic worship first began in Western Australia in January 1838.
Location
| Address: | Bolt Terrace, Albany, 6330 |
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| State: | WA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -35.031415 Long: 117.895566 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Culture |
| Sub-Theme: | Religion |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | January-1838 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Sunday 20th March, 1977 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAMass Rocks
At these rocks in January 1838 Holy Mass was celebrated for the first time in the settlement of Western Australia.
The Chaplain of the French frigate "Heroine" gathered the few Catholics of Frederickstown to this place and opened Mass.
The Albany Port Authority, in Albany's Sesquicentenary Year (1977) erected this plaque to mark the site where Catholic worship in Western Australia first began.
20th March, 1977
Managing Secretary
B. J. E. Hudson
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
