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Location of New Norcia
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Moora , 41.62kms SE (56.2kms, 42mins driving)
From
Bindoon, 47.31kms N (51.2kms, 35mins driving)
From
Wongan Hills, 48.7kms W (64.3kms, 49mins driving)
From
Two Rocks, 83.93kms NE (134kms, 1hr 48mins driving)
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Description of New Norcia
New Norcia is a town in
Western Australia, 132 km north of
Perth, along the Great Northern Highway. It is situated next to the banks of the Moore River, in the Shire of
Victoria Plains.
On 1 March 1846, a Benedictine mission to the local aborigines was started about 8 km to the north, led by the two Spanish Benedictines, Rosendo Salvado and Joseph Serra. Within a year the mission was moved to where the town is today, and on 1 March 1847 the foundation stone of the monastery was laid. The place was named New Norcia, after Norcia in Italy, the birthplace of St Benedict.
New Norcia is the only monastic town in
Australia. A ground station for the European Space Agency is located 8 km south of the town.
New Norcia is
Western Australia's only monastic town where Spanish Monks originally arrived in 1846 establishing their mission to the local Aborigines.
It's rather Mediterranean style of buildings seem somewhat out of place there among the Australian bush but somehow there is a sense of peace and solitude which is rather alluring.
While sitting outside the towns art gallery I noticed a dozen or so swallow looking like birds flying in and out of a little storage room and thought how nice it was that the birds could nest undisturbed in such a place.
It seemed kind of fitting that they should be there.
We didn't see any monks as we wandered around the town but had a bit of a chuckle when I remarked that "The monks had been there for over 150 years!" to which Jackson with big round eyes asked "How did they live to be THAT old!"
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Weather & Climate for New Norcia
Closest Weather Station
Wongan Hills at 15:00 22 Nov WST
Distance from New Norcia 48.67km E
| Temperature | Feels Like | Rel. Humidity | Dew Point | Pressure | Rainfall | Wind Direction | Wind Speed | Gusts |
|---|
| 28.5°C |
26.4°C |
24% |
6.0°C |
-hPa |
0.0mm |
NE |
6km/h
3knots |
-km/h
-knots |
Closest Climatic Station
Wongan Hills
Distance from New Norcia 48.67km E
| | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Mean Max. °C |
34.4 | 33.9 | 30.8 | 26.3 |
21.4 | 18.1 | 17.0 | 17.7 |
20.6 | 24.9 | 28.9 | 32.4 |
| Mean Min. °C |
17.7 | 18.1 | 16.3 | 13.3 |
10.0 | 7.7 | 6.6 | 6.6 |
7.6 | 9.9 | 13.0 | 15.7 |
| Mean Rain mm |
13.9 | 15.4 | 20.3 | 22.8 |
53.7 | 72.4 | 69.1 | 52.0 |
29.1 | 19.0 | 11.9 | 9.6 |
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