65-618: King George Sound ( Mineng Nyungar : Mammang-Koort ) is a sound on the south coast of Western Australia . Named King George the Third's Sound in 1791, it was referred to as King George's Sound from 1805. The name "King George Sound" gradually came into use from about 1934, prompted by new Admiralty charts supporting the intention to eliminate the possessive 's' from geographical names. The sound covers an area of 110 square kilometres (42 sq mi) and varies in depth from 10 to 35 metres (33 to 115 ft). Situated at its western shore
130-440: A panorama print of the view from Mount Clarence accompanied by a pamphlet describing the sound and the geography, geology, flora, fauna and native inhabitants of the immediate region. On 8 March 1836, HMS Beagle visited King George Sound and anchored there for eight days. On board was the young naturalist Charles Darwin , who collected specimens on shore. Beagle was on the homeward leg of her celebrated circumnavigation of
195-491: A 'fledgling Australian town', which features a series of small residences and a public house owned by former soldier Alexander Killam. Many wrecks exist within King George Sound. The most recent and best known is the 133 metres (436 ft) guided missile destroyer HMAS Perth , which was scuttled in 2001 in 35 metres (115 ft) of water off Seal Island , to be used as a dive-site. The former whale chaser Cheynes
260-550: A district newsroom covering Albany and surrounding areas based in the city. Below is a table showing the full suite of digital television services available in Albany. These services are broadcast from Mount Clarence and cover the majority of the geographic area with some areas requiring a signal to be received from the Southern Agricultural site at Mount Barker. Both these transmission sites employ vertical polarity. Furthermore,
325-609: A great circle on the ground, and the boiled rice and sugar was distributed, to the delight of all. One of the most famous singers of the Noongar peoples was a Mineng man, Nebinyan, who had worked many years as a hand on a whaling ship in the coastal waters of the Indian Ocean and the Great Australian Bight , and lived to achieve distinction as a singer of the narrative songs he wove around his experiences. One particular song, on
390-415: A kind of grunt, by beating their clubs and spears together, and by various other gesticulations, such as extending their arms and wriggling their bodies. It was a most rude, barbarous scene, and, to our ideas, without any sort of meaning; but we observed that the black women and children watched it with the greatest pleasure. Perhaps these dances originally represented actions, such as wars and victories. There
455-571: A number of historical sites including the Museum, Albany Convict Gaol , The Princess Royal Fortress (commonly known as The Forts) and Patrick Taylor Cottage, one of the oldest dwellings in Western Australia, c. 1832 . Albany has a great deal of historical significance to Western Australia. Natural sights along the rugged coastline include the 'Natural Bridge' and the 'Gap'. The beaches have pristine white sand. The destroyer HMAS Perth
520-788: A number of residents rely on receiving these services via satellite using the Viewer Access Satellite Television system. Local newspapers are the Albany Advertiser (established 1888) and The Extra (owned by Seven West Media Limited , publishers of The West Australian ). Local radio stations GOLD MX and Fly FM are owned by local independent broadcaster BARRICADES MEDIA. Two of Albany's major sports facilities are Collingwood Park Stadium in Collingwood Park and Centennial Oval in Centennial Park . Collingwood Park
585-483: A small quota of 50 humpback whales that was eventually increased to 175. At the peak of the whaling activity in the sound the company was taking between 900 and 1100 sperm and humpback whales in a year. Humpback whaling was banned in 1963 which in turn decreased the viability of the operation. In 1978 the Cheynes Beach Whaling Company closed down after increasing environmental lobby group pressure. It
650-641: A week between Perth and Albany Airport using 34-passenger turboprop Saab 340 aircraft. Albany was served by the Albany Progress passenger train from Perth until 1978. The railway station reopened as a tourist information centre in 1994. Albany radio stations include locally owned broadcaster GOLD MX and FLY FM as well as national broadcasters 783 Triple M (formerly 6VA and RadioWest ), Vision FM , HitFM (formerly HOT FM ), ABC Great Southern , ABC News , ABC Radio National , ABC Classic FM , Triple J , Racing Radio & Great Southern FM. Below
715-647: A whale hunt, was heard and admired by Daisy Bates , who jotted down details, but failed to record it. Another performance by Nebinyan, transmitting a dance his grandfather had created to mimic what he had observed when Matthew Flinders had set foot on the southern coast a century earlier, was also greatly admired. The Minang now predominantly live in and around Albany and the surrounding South Coast area of Western Australia. Source: Tindale 1974 , p. 248 Source: Spencer, Hossell & Knight 1886 Albany, Western Australia Albany ( / ˈ æ l b ən i / AL -bən-ee ; Nyungar : Kinjarling )
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#1732851294224780-762: Is etymologized to the word for south, minaq , which means that the tribe were defined as "southerners". The Minang's traditional lands encompassed some 4,900 square miles (13,000 km ) from King George Sound northwards to the Stirling Range . It took in Tenterden , Lake Muir , Cowerup and the Shannon River area. Along the coast their territory ran from West Cliff Point to Boat Harbour , Pallinup . Mount Barker , Nornalup , Wilson Inlet and Porongurup Range were also part of their territory. The Minang were divided into hordes . A northerly group of these, known as
845-518: Is February with a mean of 22.9 mm (0.90 in). Albany received a record amount of rain on 20 November 2008 when violent storms swept across the Great Southern region. The town was flooded after 113.8 mm (4.48 in) of rain fell in a 24-hour period, the highest amount recorded since rainfall records began in 1877. The wettest month on record was June 1920 when 292.8 mm (11.5 in) fell, while February 1877 and February 1879 remain
910-536: Is a port city in the Great Southern region in the Australian state of Western Australia , 418 kilometres (260 mi) southeast of Perth , the state capital. The city centre is at the northern edge of Princess Royal Harbour , which is a part of King George Sound . The central business district is bounded by Mount Clarence to the east and Mount Melville to the west. The city is in the local government area of
975-436: Is a table showing the broadcast frequencies on which these services can be received. Localised television stations available in Albany include GWN7 (now Seven Regional), WIN Television Western Australia , West Digital Television , SBS and ABC Television Western Australia . Seven (formerly GWN7) broadcasts a half-hour news program for regional WA, Seven News Regional WA (formerly GWN7 News ), at 5:30pm on weeknights with
1040-500: Is frequently visited by other warships. Albany has a city bus service run by Swan Transit under the TransAlbany brand with five town routes. Albany is connected to Perth with road-coach services via Walpole and Bunbury ; via Katanning and Northam ; via Kojonup and Williams . Transwa coaches also serve Jerramungup , Ravensthorpe and Hopetoun . Rex Airlines , a national independent regional airline, provides 23 services
1105-538: Is home to North Albany Football Club while Centennial Oval is home to Royals Football Club . Albany Leisure and Aquatic Centre is the home of Albany Basketball Association. The Rainbow Coast Raiders of the State Basketball League played at the Albany Sports Centre (33 Barker Road) between 1989 and 1999. 33 Barker Road is now the home of Albany Indoor Beach Volleyball. Albany Sea Dragons are
1170-453: Is recognised by naming the entrance into Princess Royal Harbour as Atatürk Entrance . There is evidence that shore-based bay whaling was carried out in Barker Bay, by James Daniels, as early as 1849. Whaling ships from Hobart also visited the area in the 2nd half of the 19th century. The Cheyne Beach Whaling Company began operating out of Frenchman Bay, located within the sound, in 1952 with
1235-440: Is situated on what is promoted as the "Rainbow Coast", an appropriate title given the frequency of days with both sun and drizzle or showers. Albany has 44.8 clear days annually, just slightly lower than Melbourne 's 48.6 days. July is the wettest month, with a long-term average of 144 mm (5.67 in). Rain in excess of 0.2 mm (0.01 in) occurs on two days out of every three during an average winter. The driest month
1300-405: Is the city of Albany . The sound is bordered by the mainland to the north, by Vancouver Peninsula on the west, and by Bald Head and Flinders Peninsula to the south. Although the sound is open water to the east, the waters are partially protected by Breaksea Island and Michaelmas Island . There are two harbours located within the sound, Princess Royal Harbour to the west and Oyster Harbour to
1365-673: Is the southern terminus for tourism in the region , and the state's south west, which is known for its natural environment and preservation of its heritage. The town has a role in the ANZAC legend , being the last port of call for troopships departing Australia in the First World War. On 1 November 2014, the Australian and New Zealand Prime Ministers opened the National Anzac Centre in Mount Clarence, Albany, to commemorate 100 years since
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#17328512942241430-527: The City of Albany . While it is the oldest colonial, although not European, settlement in Western Australia — predating Perth and Fremantle by over two years — it was a semi-exclave of New South Wales for over four years until it was made part of the Swan River Colony . The settlement was founded on 26 December 1826 as a military outpost of New South Wales for the purpose of forestalling French ambitions in
1495-598: The Fanny Nicholson was being used as a whaling vessel when it ran ashore during a gale in 1872. The remains can still be seen in shallow water in Frenchman Bay . Another Tasmanian whaling barque, the Runnymede , met a similar fate when it ran aground during a storm in 1881. Two wrecks within the sound are protected under the federal Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976 . These are the wooden barque Athena that sank in 1908, and
1560-474: The Great Southern Railway provided a quicker service. Albany Port is located on the north shore of Princess Royal Harbour adjacent to the city of Albany . The port was first established in 1826 and has been expanded regularly since. The port now has five berths able to cater to panamax class vessels. The port typically caters for loading of about 120 vessels per annum. In 1914, King George Sound
1625-602: The Munite , perhaps may refer to the " White Cockatoo " tribe mentioned in other sources. Norman Tindale mentions a passage in Charles Darwin 's Voyage of the Beagle that may reflect an encounter with the Minang. Describing his 8-day sojourn in the King George Sound, he stated that "we did not during our voyage pass a more dull and uninteresting time", save for a performance given by
1690-453: The continental shelf in the main part of the sound. The region of King George sound was featured in Kim Scott's 2010 novel, 'That Deadman Dance', which describes interaction and colonialism in 'the friendly frontier'. The story follows a number of nuanced characters, both of European and indigenous Noongar heritage. The main settlement, King George Town, at the time of the book is described as
1755-513: The leopard seal . Dolphins are also found in the area, and are occasionally caught and drowned in fishing nets or stranded. The common dolphin Delphinus delphis and the bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncates have both been recorded in the area. Southern right whales and humpback whales frequent the area between July and October when they congregate to mate and calve in the protected waters of
1820-572: The 19th century, the town served as a gateway to the Eastern Goldfields . For many years, it was the colony's only deep-water port, having a place of eminence on shipping services between Britain and its Australian colonies. The opening of the Fremantle Inner Harbour in 1897, however, saw its importance as a port decline, after which the town's industries turned primarily to agriculture, timber and later, whaling . Contemporary Albany
1885-538: The British exploration was undertaken to survey the land and sea to assess the profitability of resources. The explorers occasionally noted encounters with Noongars. Native treatment laws and programs have affected the tribes since settlement . There are a number of heritage buildings in Albany; see List of heritage places in the City of Albany and Category:Heritage places in Albany, Western Australia . These include: Some of
1950-642: The City of Albany began, as part of an official dual-naming project, to give prominence to Kinjarling as the city's Aboriginal name. Kinjarling was home to Menang Noongar tribes during the summer season. Early British explorers recorded evidence of fish traps located on Emu Point and on the French, now the Kalgan , River. Vancouver made attempts to find the inhabitants of the area but only found bark dwellings that were unoccupied. Later explorers made contact and were told to leave, but were accepted when they did not. Most of
2015-578: The Cockatoo tribe: A large tribe of natives, called the White Cockatoo men, happened to pay the settlement a visit while we were there. These men, as well as those of the tribe belonging to King George's Sound, being tempted by the offer of some tubs of rice and sugar, were persuaded to hold a corrobery, or great dancing-party. As soon as it grew dark, small fires were lighted, and the men commenced ... painting themselves white in spots and lines. As soon as all
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2080-536: The above information is derived from the State Heritage Register where these places are registered. The assessment criteria contain more details. As of the 2021 census , the urban population of Albany was 35,053 making it the state's sixth-largest population centre. The city centre of Albany is located between the hills of Mount Melville and Mount Clarence, which look down into Princess Royal Harbour. Many beaches surround Albany, with Middleton Beach being
2145-448: The boxes of what the typical beachgoer is looking for — uncrowded, crystal-white sand, turquoise waters and a very dramatic granite backdrop". Other beaches include: Albany has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate ( Köppen Csb ) with dry, warm summers, mild, wet winters, and pleasant springs and autumns. Summers have short spells of very hot weather, but cool ocean breeze brings relief, especially during evenings and nights. The city
2210-435: The closest to the town centre. Other popular beaches include Frenchman Bay and Muttonbird Island. Albany is 418 km (260 mi) SSE of the state capital, Perth , to which it is linked by Albany Highway . Albany is a sub-region of the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The Albany coastline is notorious for deaths due to king waves washing people off rocks. The Torndirrup National Park features some of
2275-419: The command of Major Edmund Lockyer , arrived at King George Sound to establish a possessory military settlement. Lockyer named his settlement Fredrick Town after George III 's second son, Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany , but this name never gained wide acceptance. Instead the settlement and surrounding locality were usually referred to as King George's Sound. The settlement of King George's Sound
2340-573: The copper plate Dixson had left. During this time Robert Brown (ship's botanist) and Peter Good (ship's gardener) collected samples of over 500 plant species. Nicolas Baudin arrived in the sound in February 1803 aboard Le Geographe to rendezvous with Louis de Freycinet aboard the Casuarina before doing further exploration of the Western Australian coastline. During the course of their stay
2405-616: The first ANZAC troops departed from King George Sound. Approximately 40,000 people attended the commemoration events held between 30 October and 2 November 2014. An auxiliary submarine base for the US Navy's 7th Fleet was developed during the Second World War in the event the submarine base at Fremantle was lost. Also in the harbour was a Royal Australian Navy naval installation which provided for refuelling from four 5,100-tonne (5,000-long-ton) fuel tanks. Upon its establishment in 1826,
2470-511: The grey white cushion bush, coast sword sedge, knotted club rush, sea rocket, pigface and false caper. The sound comprises a wide variety of habitats that supports an abundance of marine life. Many species of corals are present including Turbinaria frondens, Turbinaria mesenterina and Turbinaria renformis which cover an extensive area. Other coral species that can be found include Scolymia australis, Plesiastrea versipora, Coscinaraea mcneilli and Coscinaraea marshae. A large, wild mussel population
2535-403: The group of nearly naked figures, viewed by the light of the blazing fires, all moving in hideous harmony, formed a perfect display of a festival amongst the lowest barbarians. In Tierra del Fuego , we have beheld many curious scenes in savage life, but never, I think, one where the natives were in such high spirits, and so perfectly at their ease. After the dancing was over, the whole party formed
2600-573: The headlands. King George Sound includes many islands and some islets, all comprising granitoid rocks with accumulations of soil on most. Islands of note include Breaksea Island , Michaelmas Island , Seal Island , Mistaken Island , and Green Island . . The tidal range in King George Sound (including Princess Royal Harbour and Oyster Harbour) is 0.4 metres (1 ft) with spring tidal range of 1.1 metres (4 ft). Tidal levels can remain static for periods of time. Semi-diurnal tides are frequent and diurnal tides are occasional. The temperature of
2665-488: The more rugged coastline in the area. However, there are many beaches that are safe and usable. Betty's Beach was named after Betty Jones, who used to go camping there with her family, and was initially called Betty's Bay. Frenchman Bay Beach is adjacent to the Torndirrup National Park, and was originally called Quarantine Bay, owing to the quarantine station set up by the British in 1826 on Mistaken Island at
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2730-508: The north. Each receives excellent protection from winds and heavy seas. Princess Royal Harbour was Western Australia's only deep-water port for around 70 years until the Fremantle Inner Harbour was opened in 1897. The first reported visit to King George Sound by a European was in 1791 by the English explorer Captain George Vancouver . Vancouver named it King George the Third's Sound after
2795-400: The northern end of Goode Beach Misery Beach, located 20 km (12 mi) south of Albany, was so named owing to the location of the whaling station at Albany that operated until 1978, causing offal to be washed ashore at Misery Beach and its sand and waters to be stained red. However, the beach was named Tourism Australia Best Beach 2022 by Tourism Australia , described a "[ticking] all
2860-446: The only rainless months. Albany's main industries are tourism, fishing, timber (wood chips) and agriculture. From 1952 to 1978 whaling was a major source of income and employment for the local population. The Whaling Station, which closed operations in 1978 following a major conservation campaign, has been converted to a museum of whaling and features one of the 'Cheynes' whale chasers that were used for whaling in Albany. The station
2925-511: The region. To that end, on 21 January 1827, the commander of the outpost, Major Edmund Lockyer , formally took possession for the British Crown of the portion of New Holland not yet claimed by the Crown; that is, the portion west of the 129th meridian east , with the portion east already being claimed collectively by the Crown as New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land . During the last decade of
2990-609: The reigning monarch. The next Europeans to visit the sound were Captain Dennis of the Kingston , and Captain Dixson of the Elligood . Kingston and Elligood were whalers and while there caught three whales. Dixson left an inscribed piece of copper plate behind. Matthew Flinders anchored in the sound from 8 December 1801 to 5 January 1802 and explored the area. While he was there, his men found
3055-514: The settlement was named Frederick Town in honour of Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany . In 1831, the settlement was transferred to the control of the Swan River Colony and renamed Albany by Lieutenant-Governor James Stirling . The name of the area in the Nyungar language of the Menang people is Kinjarling , which has been said to mean "place of plenty" and "place of rain". In 2020,
3120-615: The ship's naturalist François Péron , collected 1060 new species of shellfish and a large number of starfish from the sound. Phillip Parker King visited the sound in 1818 aboard the cutter HMS Mermaid while en route to conduct a nautical survey of the North West Cape, and Frenchman Dumont d'Urville visited it in 1826 aboard the Astrolabe . On 25 December 1826, the New South Wales colonial government brig Amity , under
3185-527: The sound include cormorants , pied oystercatchers , sooty oystercatchers , Pacific gulls , Caspian terns , pelicans , ospreys and white-bellied sea eagles . The Western Australian south coast is formed along the edge of the southern margin of the Yilgarn craton and is fringed with prominent headlands composed of granite and gneisses formed during Proterozoic tectonic activity. Arcuate Bays that contain beaches backed by holocene dunes are found between
3250-420: The sound includes both the saltmarshes of Oyster Harbour and Princess Royal Harbour, and the sandy beach vegetation. Saltmarshes contain a variety of species including samphire , seablite , astartea , wattle , greenbush, shore rush, twig rush and saltwater paperbark . Freshwater species also occur in areas where substantial freshwater seepage occurs. Sandy beach areas contain a mix of shrubs and sedges such as
3315-474: The sound. Other whales that have been spotted in the area include minke whales , blue whales , short-finned pilot whales , false killer whales and killer whales . Sperm whales were known to visit the sound during the whaling era but none have been sighted recently, although a pod was detected further out in the Southern Ocean in 2002. The sound becomes a perfect habitat for migratory wading birds during
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#17328512942243380-484: The summer, when an estimated 2,000-3,000 birds flock to the area to feed in the shallow mudflats of the harbours. Some of the species that can be found during the summer months include the red-necked stint and the red knot as well as sandpipers , grey plovers , red capped plovers , lesser sand plovers , grey-tailed tattlers , Eurasian whimbrels , common greenshanks , yellow-billed spoonbill , white-faced heron and stilts . Other birds that are commonly seen around
3445-552: The water in the sound is slightly different from that of the open sea. The salinity level within the Sound remains relatively constant ranging between 34.8 and 35.5 ' ‰ ', the lower levels occurring during heavy winter rain events when large volumes of freshwater enter the sound from the King and Kalgan rivers . The Leeuwin Current exerts some influence in the sound as it flows eastwards along
3510-652: The wooden boat Elvie that sank in 1923. In 1868, Northumberland , a wooden barque laden with 2000 tonnes of coal, grounded on a reef off Bald Head near the entrance to King George Sound. The ship was freed and sailed into the sound with a broken rudder, the crew eventually abandoned ship and took to the life boats. Northumberland foundered and sank between Cape Vancouver and Breaksea Island . [REDACTED] Media related to King George Sound at Wikimedia Commons Mineng Mineng , also spelled Minang or Minanga or Mirnong , are an indigenous Noongar people of southern Western Australia . The ethnonym Minang
3575-407: The world, having already stopped off at Sydney . Until the construction of Fremantle Harbour in 1897, King George Sound contained the only deepwater port in Western Australia, and so was the favoured location for delivery of mail and supplies from abroad to Western Australia. These were then transported to Perth and Fremantle by road or coastal shipping until the early 1890s, when the completion of
3640-755: Was Australia's last coastal whaling company. Installation of a shark barrier was commenced and completed in March 2016 at Middleton Beach at the north western end of the sound. Dense seagrass beds still exist in King George Sound, although they have been adversely affected by increased nutrient levels and industry in the area. Some of the seagrasses present in the sound include Posidonia australis , Posidonia robertsoneae, Posidonia kirkmanii, Posidonia sinuosa, Posidonia denhartogii, Posidonia ostenfeldii , Amphibolis antarctica , Amphibolis griffithii , Halophila australis , Halophila ovalis , Ruppia megacarpa and Heterozostera tasmanica . The fringing vegetation around
3705-534: Was first named by Cuvier in 1829 as Sillago punctata , based on an individual taken from King George Sound. Seals are known to inhabit the sound in various locations along the coast and on the islands. The species that are sighted most often are the Australian sea lion and the New Zealand fur seal . Species that have been sighted, but are considered to be occasional visitors, include the subantarctic fur seal and
3770-758: Was known to exist in the sound, and now commercial mussel farms operate within the area that grow and harvest Blue mussels . It is estimated that 203 species of fish inhabit the Oyster Harbour, Princess Royal Harbour and King George Sound, with Australian pilchards Sardinops sagax neopilchardus making up 97% of the total fish catch. Other species that are commonly found include Australian herring , leatherjackets, cobbler, tailor, Australian anchovy, garfish, sand trevally, tarwhine, flathead, tuna, snapper, Australian salmon, yellowtail scad, sea mullet, striped trumpeter, long-toothed flounder, dusky morwong and long-finned goby. The King George whiting ( Sillaginodes punctatus )
3835-476: Was one called the Emu dance, in which each man extended his arm in a bent manner, like the neck of that bird. In another dance, one man imitated the movements of a kangaroo grazing in the woods, whilst a second crawled up, and pretended to spear him. When both tribes mingled in the dance, the ground trembled with the heaviness of their steps, and the air resounded with their wild cries. Every one appeared in high spirits, and
3900-570: Was part of New South Wales – a semi-exclave of New South Wales – from its establishment until 7 March 1831. It then was made part of the Swan River Colony , which from 1833 has been known as Western Australia. In 1832, Governor of Western Australia Captain (later Admiral) James Stirling declared the settlement a town and renamed it Albany , but the broader locality continued to be referred to as King George's Sound for many years. In 1834 Robert Dale published in London
3965-467: Was ready, large fires were kept blazing, round which the women and children were collected as spectators; the Cockatoo and King George's men formed two distinct parties, and generally danced in answer to each other. The dancing consisted in their running either sideways or in Indian file into an open space, and stamping the ground with great force as they marched together. Their heavy footsteps were accompanied by
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#17328512942244030-548: Was sold for scrap in 1961 and was subsequently sunk between Michaelmas Island and the northern shoreline of the sound. Another chaser in the fleet, Cheynes II , was blown ashore on Geak Point near Quaranup in Princess Royal Harbour in 1990 and is still there, approximately 290 metres (951 ft) off-shore. The Lady Lyttleton sank in the Emu Point channel when repairs were attempted in 1867. A Hobart wooden barque,
4095-796: Was sunk in King George Sound in 2001 as a dive wreck . Albany is also close to two low mountain ranges, the Porongurups and Stirling Ranges . Albany is the southern terminus of the Bibbulmun Track walking trail. Albany is the southern terminus of the Munda Biddi Trail off-road cycling trail. Albany is home to HMAS Albany (based in Darwin) and the adopted home port of the Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Anzac . Albany
4160-541: Was the last Australian anchorage for the fleet taking the first Australian and New Zealand soldiers, later to become known as Anzacs , to Egypt. A memorial to the Anzacs of the Desert Mounted Corps has been established on top of Mount Clarence . Albany was where the first commemorative dawn service was held on Anzac Day , 25 April 1923. The contribution of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk , president of Turkey from 1923 until 1938
4225-467: Was the last operating land based whaling station in the southern hemisphere and the English-speaking world at the time of closure. The Western Power Wind Farm is located at Sand Patch, to the west of Albany. The wind farm, originally commissioned in 2001 with 12 turbines, now has 18 turbines, driven by strong southerly winds, and can generate up to 80% of the city's electricity usage. Albany has
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