Albany Western Australia
Population: • Density:	31,600 (2007)[1] 372/km²
Established:	1826
Postcode:	6330
Time zone:	AWST (UTC+8)
Location:	408 km from Perth
LGA:	City of Albany

Albany, (IPA: [æl'bənɪ]}, is the largest regional city in WA situated on the south coast of Western Australia 408 kilometres (254 mi) south-southeast of Perth. Its metropolitan area has a population of 31,600 as of the 2007 census, ^[1] and it is located within the City of Albany local government area. Slogan or Nickname: Wildflower State or the Golden State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Ken Michael Premier Alan Carpenter (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 15  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $100,900 (4th)  - Product per capita  $50,355/person... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1000x1367, 98 KB) Shows location of w: Albany, Western Australia marked in red in the Australian state of w:Western Australia. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... The oldest surviving photograph, Nicéphore Niépce, circa 1826 1826 (MDCCCXXVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Australian postcodes have four digits; envelopes for posting from Australia reflect this. ... Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. ... Chinese Standard Time Hong Kong Time Australian Western Standard Time Singapore Standard Time In detail Australia (AWST—Australian Western Standard Time) Western Australia (most of state) Brunei Peoples Republic of China, including mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau Indonesia (Central) Malaysia Mongolia* (most of country) Philippines Russia Buryatia* Irkutsk... -12 | -11 | -10 | -9:30 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3:30 | -3 | -2:30 | -2 | -1 | -0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... ‹ The template below (Unit of length) is being considered for deletion. ... The Perth skyline viewed from the Swan River This article is about the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia. ... Map of Local Government Areas in Western Australia There are 144 Local Governments in Western Australia (including Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands), represented by the Western Australian Local Government Association. ... This page is about the local government authority City of Albany. ... Articles with similar titles include the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the “International Phonetic Alphabet”. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ... Slogan or Nickname: Wildflower State or the Golden State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Ken Michael Premier Alan Carpenter (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 15  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $100,900 (4th)  - Product per capita  $50,355/person... ‹ The template below (Unit of length) is being considered for deletion. ... “Miles” redirects here. ... The Perth skyline viewed from the Swan River This article is about the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia. ... This page is about the local government authority City of Albany. ... Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled by each individual Local Government. ...

Geography

The city centre of Albany is located between the hills of Mount Melville and Mount Clarence which look down into Princess Royal Harbour. There are many beaches surrounding Albany, with Middleton Beach being the closest to the town centre. Some popular beaches include Middleton Beach, Frenchman's Bay and Muttonbird Island. Mount Clarence is an inner suburb of Albany, Western Australia, between the Albany city centre and Middleton Beach. ... Middleton Beach is a coastal suburb of Albany, Western Australia, located within the City of Albany approximately east of the city centre. ... Middleton Beach is a coastal suburb of Albany, Western Australia, located within the City of Albany approximately east of the city centre. ...

History

Albany was the home of the Menang Noongar people, who made use of the coastal waters of the area over the summer months. They called the area Kinjarling which means “the place of rain”.^[2] Fish traps found at Emu Point suggest that the area held a significant population of Aboriginal people. Albany is also the oldest continuous European settlement in Western Australia, and was founded in 1826, three years before the state capital of Perth. The King George Sound settlement was a hastily-despatched British military outpost, intended to forestall any plans by France for settlements in Western Australia. The Noongar (alternate spellings: Nyungar/Nyoongar/Nyoongah),[1] are an indigenous Australian people who live in the southwest corner of Western Australia from Geraldton on the west coast to Esperance on the south coast. ... Slogan or Nickname: Wildflower State or the Golden State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Ken Michael Premier Alan Carpenter (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 15  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $100,900 (4th)  - Product per capita  $50,355/person... The Perth skyline viewed from the Swan River This article is about the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia. ... Albany is a city of approximately 30,000 people on the south coast of Western Australia, 261 miles southeast of Perth. ...

The first European explorers to visit the area around Albany were on the Dutch ship Gulden Zeepaert (Golden Seahorse) skippered by Francois Thijssen in 1626. They sailed along the south coast towards South Australia. François Thijssen was a Dutch explorer who is famous because of his travel along the South coast of Australia. ... Events September 30 - Nurhaci, chieftain of the Jurchens and founder of the Qing Dynasty dies and is succeeded by his son Hong Taiji. ... Capital Adelaide Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Premier Mike Rann (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 11  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $59,819 (5th)  - Product per capita  $38,838/person (7th) Population (End of September 2006)  - Population  1,558,200 (5th)  - Density  1. ...

Many years later in 1791, English explorer George Vancouver explored the south coast including entering and naming King George Sound. Albany was the site at which on 26 September 1791, Vancouver took possession of New Holland for the British Crown. Vancouver went out of his way to establish good relations with the local Aboriginal people. A life sized statue covered in gold of George Vancouver on top of the British Columbia Parliament Buildings Captain George Vancouver RN (June 22, 1757 – May 12, 1798) was an officer of the Royal Navy, best known for his exploration of North America, including the Pacific coast along the modern... is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1791 (MDCCXCI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 11-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

Old Forts Lighthouse. King Point, Albany.

In 1792, Frenchman Bruni d'Entrecasteaux in charge of the Recherche and L'Esperance reached Cape Leeuwin on 5 December and explored eastward along the southern coast. The expedition did not enter King George Sound due to bad weather. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Antoine Raymond Joseph de Bruni DEntrecasteaux (1739–1793) was a French navigator who explored the Australian coast in 1792 while seeking traces of the lost expedition of La Pérouse. ...

In 1801, Matthew Flinders entered King George Sound and stayed about a month before charting the rest of the southern Australian coastline. By 1806 he had completed the first circumnavigation of Australia. Captain Matthew Flinders RN (16 March 1774 – 19 July 1814) was one of the most accomplished navigators and cartographers of his age. ...

Australian-born explorer Philip Parker King visited King George Sound in 1822 on the Bathurst. Admiral Phillip Parker King, R.N. F.R.S. (13 December 1793-1856) was an early explorer of the Australian coast. ...

On 26 October 1826 Frenchman Dumont d'Urville in the L'Astrolabe visited King George Sound before sailing along the south coast to Port Jackson. is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The oldest surviving photograph, Nicéphore Niépce, circa 1826 1826 (MDCCCXXVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

Later in 1826, on Christmas Day, a British Army expedition, led by Major Edmund Lockyer arrived on the Amity, from Sydney, and founded a military base. Lockyer rescued Aboriginal women from offshore islands, who had been kidnapped by sealers operating in the Great Australian Bight as sexual slaves, and apprehended the culprits sending them east to stand trial. As a result the local Minang Noongar organised a corroboree in his honour, cementing the good relations established earlier between local Aboriginal groups of the area and European explorers. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... Edmund Lockyer (21 January 1784 – 10 June 1860) was a British major in the 57th regiment. ... The Noongar (alternate spellings: Nyungar/Nyoongar/Nyoongah),[1] are an indigenous Australian people who live in the southwest corner of Western Australia from Geraldton on the west coast to Esperance on the south coast. ... A Corroboree is a ceremonial meeting of Australian Aborigines. ...

Albany was officially named by Governor Stirling at the beginning of 1832, at the time that political authority passed to the Swan River colony. It is named after Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, and son of King George III. ^[3] Admiral Sir James Stirling Admiral Sir James Stirling RN (January 28, 1791–April 23, 1865) was a British marine officer and colonial administrator. ... Swan River Colony was a British settlement established at the Swan River on the west coast of Australia in 1829. ... The Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany (Frederick Augustus) (16 August 1763 - 5 January 1827) was a member of the British Royal Family, the second eldest child, and second son of King George III. From 1820 until his death in 1827, he was the heir presumptive to his elder... George III (George William Frederick) (4 June 1738–29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain, and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until 1 January 1801, and thereafter King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death. ...

Albany was also the final destination in 1841 of explorer Edward John Eyre, after being the first person to reach Western Australia by land from the east (Adelaide). Edward John Eyre Edward John Eyre (5 August 1815 - 30 November 1901) was an English land explorer of the Australian continent and a controversial Governor of Jamaica. ...

Until the opening of the Port of Fremantle in 1900,^[4] Albany was also home to the only deepwater port in Western Australia, Princess Royal Harbour, which is the largest natural harbour in Western Australia and also on the entire south coast of the Australian mainland, outside of Melbourne. This facility meant that for many years, the first port of call for the mail from England was Albany. This put Albany in a privileged position over Perth and it remained that way until C. Y. O'Connor used dynamite on the reef blocking the entrance into the Swan River in Fremantle. Location of Fremantle, Western Australia Fremantle ( ) is a city located within the Perth metropolitan area on Australias western coast, at the mouth of the Swan River, 19 kilometres southwest of Perths Central Business District. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... C. Y. OConnor (11 January 1843 – 10 March 1902), full name Charles Yelverton OConnor, was an Irish engineer who is best-known for his work in Australia, especially the Goldfields Water Supply Scheme. ...

The city is nestled between three large hills, Mount Clarence, Mount Melville and Mount Adelaide, and faces both Princess Royal Harbour and King George Sound

The Gap at Albany.

Since that time, Albany has become popular with retirees, with inhabitants enjoying the fresh air, clean beaches, and fine views over the Southern Ocean, while still proving a thriving regional centre. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 538 KB) Summary Photo taken (8th Feb 2003) and supplied by Nachoman-au. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 538 KB) Summary Photo taken (8th Feb 2003) and supplied by Nachoman-au. ...

ANZAC Day

Albany was the port chosen for the ANZAC fleet to gather prior to its departure for Europe in 1914; a memorial to this has been established on top of Mount Clarence. The memorial consists of a statue of a member of the light horse brigade and a wall bearing the words "Lest We Forget". It was also where the first Commemorative dawn service was held on ANZAC Day, 25 April 1923. This dawn service has continued ever since and currently around several thousand people participate each year. The contribution of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, president of Turkey from 1923 until 1938, is recognised by naming the entrance into Princess Royal Harbour as Ataturk Channel. The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (popularly abbreviated as ANZAC) was originally an army corps of Australian and New Zealand troops who fought in World War I at Gallipoli against the Turks. ... ANZAC Day is commemorated by Australia and New Zealand on 25 April every year to remember members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) who in the Battle of Gallipoli landed at Gallipoli in Turkey during World War I. ANZAC Day is also a public holiday in the... is the 115th day of the year (116th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881 – November 10, 1938) was an army officer, revolutionary statesman, the founder of the Republic of Turkey and its first President. ...

Local Industry

The main industries of Albany consist of tourism, fishing and agriculture, although before the 1950s whaling was one of the major sources of income and employment for the population. The Whaling Station, which closed operations in 1979, has now been converted to a museum of whaling, and features one of the 'Cheynes' whale chasers that were used for whaling in Albany. The station was the last operating whaling station in the Southern Hemisphere at the time of closing.

Wind Farm at Albany.

The Western Power Wind Farm in Albany is the largest and newest in Australia. Its 12 turbines, driven by strong southerly winds, generate 75% of the town's electricity usage.^[5] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 342 KB) Summary Photo taken (8th Feb 2003) and supplied by Nachoman-au. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 342 KB) Summary Photo taken (8th Feb 2003) and supplied by Nachoman-au. ... Albany Wind Farm. ...

Albany also has a number of historic tourist sites including the Museum, Albany Convict Gaol, The Princess Royal Fortress (commonly known as The Forts), Patrick Taylor Cottage, ("is the oldest dwelling in Western Australia, c1832"). Albany has a great deal of historical significance to Western Australia.

Natural sights are also numerous, especially the rugged coast which includes the Natural Bridge and the Gap. The beaches have pristine white sand. The HMAS Perth was sunk in King George Sound in 2001 as a dive wreck.^[6] Albany is also close to two mountain ranges, the Porongurups and Stirling Ranges. The second HMAS Perth (D-38/38) was a Perth class guided missile destroyer, laid down by Defoe Shipbuilding Company at Bay City, Michigan, USA on 21 September 1962, launched on 26 September 1963, and commissioned on 17 July 1965. ... Porongurup is the name of a small mountain range in the Shire of Plantagenet in Western Australia and also of a small town on the northern slopes of the range. ... Stirling Range from the north The Stirling Range is a range of mountains and hills in the South West region of Western Australia, 337 km south-east of Perth. ...

Albany is also the southern terminus of the Bibbulmun Track walking trail. The Bibbulmun Track is a long distance path in Western Australia. ...

Albany is home to HMAS Albany (based in Darwin) and the adopted home port of the Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Anzac. Albany is frequently visited by other warships. HMAS Albany (ACPB 86) is an Australian Armidale class patrol boat. ... The third and present HMAS Anzac (FFH 150) is the lead ship of the Anzac class frigates, laid down by Tenix Defence Systems at Williamstown in Victoria on 5 November 1993, launched on 16 September 1994 and commissioned on 13 May 1996. ...

Climate

Albany has a Mediterranean-type climate with generally warm summers and cool, wet winters. The city is situated on what is promoted as the “Rainbow Coast” which is an appropriate title given the significant frequency of cool cloudy days with drizzle or showers.

July is the wettest month, with a long-term average of over 140 mm, whilst rain occurs on two days out of every three during an average winter. The driest month is February with a mean of about 23 mm and in summer it rains on average about one day in every four.

Coastline

King George Sound

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The Albany region is notorious for people being lost from waves washing people off rocks, which may or may not be associated with Freak waves or similar phenomenon. On the otherwise picturesque coastline there are many beaches that are safe and usable: Freak waves, also known as rogue waves or monster waves, are relatively large and spontaneous ocean surface waves which can sink even medium-large ships. ...

• Emu Beach
• Emu Point
• Middleton Beach
• Shelley Beach
• Two Peoples Bay
• Nanarup
• Muttonbird Beach

Localities

For details see: - List of Albany suburbs This is a list of the suburbs and localities of Albany, Western Australia, Australia. ...

See also

• Albany Progress
• City of Albany
• Electoral district of Albany
• Albany Regional Prison

The Albany Progress was a narrow gauge passenger train that was run by the Western Australian Government Railways between 1961 and December 1978. ... This page is about the local government authority City of Albany. ... Albany is an Electoral district of Western Australia. ... Albany Regional Prison is a maximum security prison located 8km West of Albany, Western Australia, Australia. ...

References

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