Dom Rosendo Salvado's mission at New Norcia earned great respect for its record of Aboriginal achievement. It was also one of the most photographed. Salvado, who founded and lead the mission for some 54 years, was an energetic and imaginative promoter
and used photographs widely for reporting and fundraising purposes among his supporters in Europe.
In November 2014, New Norcia's large but little-known photographic collection was the subject of a unique symposium - Ways of Telling - held at the State Library of Western Australia. The photos, which date from 1867, feature the Yued people, Benedictin
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