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Spotlight on Waratah Bay

Key Points in History

Date Key Point
1803 Originally named Paterson Bay by the French Navigator Baudin during an expedition to map the coast of Australia.
1858 Renamed after a ship was beached called The Waratah
1885 Post Office was opened and called Waratah Bay but was located in Walkerville and later renamed after Walkerville in 1892
1986 The Shallow Inlet Marine and Coastal Park declared in recognition of the area's habitat values, migatory wading birds and shorebirds.