Photos of Around Albany, the first colonial settlement in Western Australia, Australia

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Around Albany, the first colonial settlement in Western Australia

At the southern tip of Western Australia, Albany (Kinjarling to the Noogar (Nyungar) Aboriginal people) is a port city. It was founded in 1826, making it the oldest colonial settlement in the west: Perth and Fremantle are over two years younger. It is an attractive city with many heritage buildings and great views from Mount Melville (Kardarup). The Museum of the Great Southern is worth visiting, with stories of the Menang Noongar people and the region’s unique landscapes, flora and fauna.

Peels Place, Albany
 
Peels Place, York Street
 
Museum of the Great Southern
 
View over Albany
 
View over Shoal Bay
 
View to Albany
 
Albany Railway Station & Entertainment Centre
 
Stirling Terrace, Albany
 
Stirling Terrace, Albany
 
Princess Royal Fortress Military Museum
 
Sculpture, ANZAC Centre
 
King George's Sound, Albany
 
Princess Royal Harbour, Albany
 
Desert Mounted Corps Memorial
 
View, Padre White Lookout
 
Cable Beach, Torndirrup NP
 
Rocky coast, Torndirrup NP
 
The Gap, Torndirrup NP
 
Natural Bridge, Torndirrup NP
 
Blowholes, Torndirrup NP
 
Salmon Beach, Torndirrup NP
 
Whaling Ship
 
Harpoon, Whaling Ship
 
Whaling Ship
 
Machinery, Albany's Whaling Station
 
Steam engine, Albany's Whaling Station
 
Engraved whale jawbone
 
Engraved whale jawbone
 
Sperm whale skeleton
 
Pygmy Blue whale skeleton
 
Humpback whale skeleton
 
White kangaroo
 
Stony Hill, Torndirrup NP
 
View from Stony Hill, Torndirrup NP
 
View to Vancouver Peninsula
 
View to Albany
 

Albany was the last port of call for troopships departing in the First World War with ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) personnel. On 1 November 2014, the National ANZAC Centre was established on Mount Clarence, overlooking King George Sound, commemorating 100 years since the first ANZAC troops departed from there. Here is also the Princess Royal Fortress Military Museum and various memorials.

Ten kilometres south of the city, on the peninsula’s south coast across Shoal Bay, is Torndirrup National Park, with spectacular coastal views of the Gap, Natural Bridge, and blowholes. Albany’s Historic Whaling Station is on the north coast, with an intact whale processing factory, a whale-chasing ship, and colossal whale skeletons. Nearby is the Australian Wildlife Park.