 The Catholic mission was established with the help of Thomas Puertollano, a Filipino from Manila, in 191011.In 1916, to avoid it being taken over by the government of Western Australia, the land was bought by an Irishman, the brother of the controversial Redemptorist priest, John Creagh.The community is located within the Determined Bardi Jawi (WAD49/1998) native title claim area.