Point Picquet and Anse Depuch

Author

City of Busselton

Place Number

18157

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Location

Meelup Beach Rd Cape Naturaliste

Location Details

Lot 351 Meelup Beach Road NATURALISTE WA 6281 (off Eagle Bay - Meelup Rd)

Other Name(s)

Anse Depuch
Baudin Memorial

Local Government

Busselton

Region

South West

Construction Date

Constructed from 2001

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
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Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

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Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	13 Sep 2006	Category 4	Category 4 These places are owned by the City and should be conserved, but special action is not required because the sites are mainly of historic and social value without built features. Some of the sites in this category are largely natural features and simply need to be managed in the ordinary sense of maintenance. Conservation actions may be limited to interpretation and/or site signage.

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Statement of Significance

The coastline at this site is a largely unaltered environment which is valued by residents and visitors for the rugged and pristine beauty.

These sites have historic value for their association with the very early exploration of the coastline in the South West of Australia by a French funded expedition.

Physical Description

These two sites linked by their association with the exploration of Captain Nicolas Baudin demonstrate the typical coastal form and vegetation of this region of the south west coast.

The memorial to the expedition of Captain Nicolas Baudin is a simple rock plinth with a brass plaque.

History

These two sites are associated with the French expedition to the Southern Hemisphere, (1800-1803), led by Thomas Nicolas Baudin on the ships, 'Naturalist' and 'Geographe'.

Point Picquet was named in honour of Antoine Picquet, an officer on the expedition on June 1, 1801. Located 8.5km southeast of Cape Naturaliste on the coast between Eagle Bay (shown as Depuch Bay on Freycinet's map) and Gannet - Rock. The name first appeared on Exploration Plan 173 "de Leuwin et d'Edels" by Louis De Freycinet, and the following literature "Voyage To The Southern Hemisphere by Francis Peron and "Journal of Nicolas Baudin" by Thomas Nicolas Baudin.

Anse Depuch (Depuch Cove) is now formally known as Eagle Bay and was named in honor of Louis Depuch, mineralogist on the ‘Geographe’ who was excited by finding granite in the creek running into the bay.

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	COB		16/10/2024

Other Reference Numbers

Ref Number	Description
PN190

Place Type

Landscape

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	PARK\RESERVE	Park\Reserve
Present Use	PARK\RESERVE	Park\Reserve

Historic Themes

General	Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Exploration & surveying

Creation Date

05 Sep 2007

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Last Update

02 May 2025

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