Bungarun - WA

  Historic Site

Position

DEG: -17.28005 123.737289
DMS: 17º 16' 48.18" S 123º 44' 14.24" E
UTM: 51 K 8089314mN 578364mE
Altitude: 13.79m

Description

Address & Contact

Derby WA 6728
Phone: N/A
Email: N/A
Web: https://nit.com.au/18-09-2019/733/winun-ngari-revive-australias-last-l

Information

The Derby Leprosarium, otherwise known as Bungarun, opened in 1936 and cared for Aboriginal people suffering from Leprosy across Western Australia and into the Northern Territory.

Closing in 1986 after a cure was found, Bungarun had seen over a thousand Aboriginal people come through its doors.

It was the last institution in Australia to close and is the only leprosarium left standing today.

But it’s a shadowed part of Australian history, a piece of our puzzle that not many without a connection to this place know of.

Winun Ngari Aboriginal Corporation are pushing to change that.
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Closest Weather Station

Derby at 29/07:00pm WST
Distance from Bungarun 12.91km SW
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
28.2°C31.1°C68%21.7°C1012.4hPa0.0mmN9km/hr
5knots
11km/hr
6knots

Closest Climatic Station

Derby Aero
Distance from Bungarun 12.91km SW
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C35.334.335.135.532.730.430.632.635.337.038.137.2
Mean Min. °C25.725.425.022.718.815.614.816.019.523.025.526.3
Mean Rain mm200.3200.3135.325.719.58.57.60.81.12.612.870.1

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