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Shark Bay celebrates Dutch arrival 400 years ago

 Elly Spillekomi

Elly Spillekomi Source: Elly Spillekomi

More than 500 people came to Shark Bay (WA) to remember the day 400 years ago when Dirk Hartog left a pewter plate on the shores of West Australia to prove he was here. Elly Spillekom was moved by the sense of shared history.



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