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Richard Bisley Memorial
Richard Bisley Memorial Plaque

Photographs supplied by Diane Watson

Memorial commemorates pearl diver Richard Peter Bisley who disappeared while diving for pearls in Roebuck Bay in 1993. 

Richard Bisley was doing a routine dive when he disappeared. His mangled aqualung was found by searchers and his remains were found inside a tiger shark which was caught in Roebuck Bay a week later.

Location

Address:Robinson Street, Town Beach Foreshore, Broome, 6725
State:WA
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -17.970658
Long: 122.236411
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:People
Sub-Theme:Tragedy
Actual Event Start Date:21-November-1993
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Actual Event End Date:21-November-1993
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Dedication

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Front Inscription

         In Memory

RICHARD PETER BISLEY
       PEARL DIVER

LOST IN ROEBUCK BAY
NOV.21 1993  AGED 27.

Gone But Not Forgotten

(small plaque)

Granite donated by Macdonald Mining

Left Side Inscription
Back Inscription
Right Side Inscription
Inscription in Proximity
Source: MA
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