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City of Wanneroo Museum Collections > Records

Henry White - Yanchep National Park

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City of Wanneroo

c. 1930

Subcollections

Yanchep National Park

Overview

black and white photo

Historical information

Henry White was the first European settler in the Yanchep National Park area and built his home there in 1901. He was instrumental in getting the Yanchep caves opened to the public. He was also appointed Honorary Caretaker of the caves and fulfilled this role from 1903 to 1909 and again in the 1920s.
Henry White pictured far right.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-57-PD00272

Item type

Themes

Material

Photographic Paper

Keywords

Yanchep National Park

Place made

Yanchep, WA, Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Well provenanced

Last modified

Tuesday, 6 February, 2024

Completeness

100

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