Albany Harbour

Blog 4 Albany Boyup Brook

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May 4th 2015
Moving on from Bremer Bay on Thurs 23rd April it was only a quick trip into Albany for Anzac Day Celebrations. The first convoy of ships departed from here on November 1st 1914 carrying ANZAC troops to WW1. The anniversary of this departure was celebrated last November here in Albany and Albany is also the site of the first Dawn Service initiated by Padre Arthur White (who had served as a Padre wi ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia

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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