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to French museums where they provided an important foundation for
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European to claim possession of Western Australia". The actual claim for French Western Australia on behalf of
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coin in it, was unearthed. This led to a ceremony on 30 March 1999, during which several bottles were buried on the island.
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on the island and buried a bottle containing a document stating what had occurred, alongside two silver
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plant specimens new to science. That doubled the number of known specimens in the world at the time.
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Several exhibitions were organised around French Western Australia:
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had also left a commemorative plate recording his visit and that of
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561:(in French). Rennes: Ă©ditions des Portes du Large. p. 364.
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776:"France And Australia: The "Prise De Possession""
580:(in French). Paris: Ă©ditions ANCRE. p. 135.
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446:National Museum of Australia
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89:Baie de Prise de Possession
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312:Almost a French Australia
142:Western Australian Museum
50:Louis Aleno de St AloĂĽarn
303:Archipel de la Recherche
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1079:Categories
695:References
596:In English
526:Botany Bay
444:Canberra,
413:Jurien Bay
321:Zoologist
244:Jurien Bay
173:Cape Peron
138:Max Cramer
102:royal flag
94:Turtle Bay
915:0156-8698
818:6 October
542:In French
371:Busselton
222:Espérance
178:Cap PĂ©ron
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959:(2007).
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