The French Memorial is a plaque set in a rock approximately five feet high and three feet wide on the lawn between Cottesloe Surf Club and Indiana Tea Rooms. A French survey vellel under Lieutenant Commander Milius grounded near here on the morning of 19 June 1801.
Captain Hamelin of the Naturaliste, which was anchored between Rottnest and Swanbourne, sent Lieutenant Colonel Milius to survey... More details
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