Sign In
Advertisement
From: Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Albany
Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... [read more]
Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... [read more] Blog: Day 12 of the "Sure we'll just have one" Tour 2012
Date: July 24th 2012
More sightseeing was on the agenda for day 12 of the tour, but today was more about “Historic Albany” We rose early and headed down to Albany’s waterfront which was the sight of the first landing of the British. First place we went was The Old Gaol or Cork City Gaol as I was calling it. The gaol was very interesting, again telling us of the history of the place and some of the prisoners t ... read more
Date: July 24th 2012
More sightseeing was on the agenda for day 12 of the tour, but today was more about “Historic Albany” We rose early and headed down to Albany’s waterfront which was the sight of the first landing of the British. First place we went was The Old Gaol or Cork City Gaol as I was calling it. The gaol was very interesting, again telling us of the history of the place and some of the prisoners t ... read more
Advertisement
