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Richard Bisley Memorial Plaque
Photographs supplied by Diane Watson
Memorial commemorates pearl diver Richard Peter Bisley who disappeared while diving for pearls in Roebuck Bay in 1993.
Richard Bisley was doing a routine dive when he disappeared. His mangled aqualung was found by searchers and his remains were found inside a tiger shark which was caught in Roebuck Bay a week later.
Location
| Address: | Robinson Street, Town Beach Foreshore, Broome, 6725 |
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| State: | WA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -17.970658 Long: 122.236411 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Tragedy |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 21-November-1993 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 21-November-1993 |
Dedication
Front Inscription
Source: MAIn Memory
RICHARD PETER BISLEY
PEARL DIVER
LOST IN ROEBUCK BAY
NOV.21 1993 AGED 27.
Gone But Not Forgotten
(small plaque)
Granite donated by Macdonald Mining
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
