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Albany |
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From
Fremantle and Mandura arrived March 2008 departed December 2008 |
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Albany Discovered by Captain Vancouver and
named King George III Sound in 1791. The driving factor which inspired the British to formalize their possession of the area was a visit by Frenchman Dumont D'Urville's visit in 1826. On the 9th of November 1826, Major Edmund Lockyer, together with a contingent of convicts, soldiers, a surgeon and storekeeper, left Sydney aboard the 'Amity' bound for King George III Sound. The Amity arrived on Christmas Day 1826. Around 50 colonial buildings have survived - now housing museums, art and craft galleries and restaurants |
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| Our passage from Mandura to Albany
didn't go as planned.... The forecast of 'strong' winds developed into a 'strong gale' when rounding Cape Leeuwin |
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| Banyandah wintered in
Albany March 08 - December 08 while the Tujays made a road journey
home During the months either side we were Albany 'locals' |
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| Albany is a fishing port with catches from southern ocean tuna and giant white crabs to tiny King George bait fish | ||
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| We came back to see on land the lighthouse we'd watched blinking on the night of the gale.  Here, two great oceans met with unrestrained fury |
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| This is Dr Ian on his balcony overlooking MIddleton Beach - At the far end is Emu Point and the gap entering Oyster Harbour | |
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| The Southwest is rich in flora fauna and big granite rocks worn smooth by the sea | |
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| Jenny, Micheal, & grandchildren were regular visitors |
Kevin and Jack, ex tugman always good stories |
Jamie & Niki, Linda veterans of the high seas |
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| Three Mormon Sisters we met walking | Ted & Jeanette first met in Albany 1978 | Darren & Linda, and Gill's mum Carol |
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