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New Norcia celebrates 175th anniversary of founder arrival
Spanish-born Benedictine Monk Rosendo Salvado arrived set foot on West Australian soil 175 years ago, carrying a mission to build an Aboriginal education system in the middle of the Western Australian outback. The result of his arrival was the beginning of New Norcia, the only monastic town in Australia. By Theresia Titus.
