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The Kununurra Past and Present fB page would not allow me to post this link so trying here. If you have any photographs of the Royal Tour we would love to add them to our archive for future generations - We... flickr.com/photos/khs-mus…

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The Ord Stage I Official Opening at the Ord River Diversion Dam on July 20th 1963 by Prime Minister Robert Menzies is just one of many albums we have on Flickr with over 2,800 archival photographs online. If... flickr.com/photos/khs-mus…

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Did you know there is film of the 1963 Royal Tour on Kununurra Museum YouTube Channel? Not long before the 50th commemoration of this event in 2013 three 8mm films located in the KHS archive... youtube.com/watch?v=OkwTBH…

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This is an ABC Radio Interview with Rod Quinn for his segment, 'Spot on the Map' with a focus on some of the history of Kununurra, which was on air nation-wide early this morning (Sunday,... abc.net.au/radio/programs…

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When the 8mm films found of the 1963 Royal Tour were edited and put on YouTube a notice of that was sent out to KHS Members (Not a member? Join KHS! button above! :^) KHS was then contacted by (members) the family of the late Kevin Richards... youtu.be/WuYgl-vBApQ

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On this day in 1942 the 1st Japanese Air Raid on Wyndham (A new DV by KHS for CAHS & WAHS :^) <iframe width="560" height="315"... youtube.com/attribution_li…

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1940 - Aboriginal Australian Tribal Groups - Map by Tindale (NLA) - KHS Note - You can download very high resolution (18,800x15,165 pixels 860 MB TIF smaller JPG) from the "MAP" link below - Now DL'd and added to Kununurra Historical Society Archive... facebook.com/Kununurra.Muse…

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We have a great collection of records from the Kununurra District High School and as a collecting institution for Kununurra this is a sad idea, especially as this is the 55th anniversary year of the school's... facebook.com/Kununurra.Muse…

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It is unfortunate that if the Kununurra District High School (KDHS) does change names then we will be unable to deliver a 14 page file found in the KHS archive of greetings left 40 years ago by the KDHS Typing... facebook.com/Kununurra.Muse…

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On this day March 17th (St. Patricks Day) in 1963 a Royal Tour came to Kununurra, with the Queen in green, for what was reputedly, the first (and only?) time that a Royal Tour... youtube.com/watch?v=WuYgl-…

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On this day - March 20th - in 1942 an RAAF 12 Squadron Wirraway flying from Batchelor NT to Wyndham WA force-landed on coastal saltmarsh near the WA-NT border - just inside WA. It is hard to believe it is now 14 years... kununurra.org.au/research/wirra…

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On this day 40 years ago in 1979 we had another Royal Visitor, when HRH the Prince of Wales visited Kununurra. Some images from the 'Kununurra News' (predecessor to the Kimberley Echo) show the itinerary and a... facebook.com/Kununurra.Muse…

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A new interactive map shows Historical Societies all over Australia. Thanks to the peak body for Historical Societies in Australia, the Federation of Australian Historical Societies. facebook.com/Kununurra.Muse…

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A visitor to Kununurra Museum today was Danny Rigby (mentioned as a baby in the article) and his daughter (on her last Teaching Prac' here). The family started "Rigby's Caravan Park" (later "Kona Caravan... facebook.com/Kununurra.Muse…