Albany (pop. 16,320) is the oldest European settlement in Western Australia, founded in 1826 as a penal colony. It is the chief town in the Great Southern region and an important holiday and tourist center. The buildings erected by the early settlers give a remarkably English atmosphere.
The Western Australian Museum Albany (Albany Residency Museum) is housed in a mid-19th C building and has an interesting collection of material on the history of seafaring. Among the exhibits is a replica of the brig Amity, in which Major Lockyer brought the first convicts to Albany in 1826.
Address: Western Australian Museum Albany, Residency Road, Albany, WA 6330, Australia
Hours:
10am-5pm; Closed: Sun, Sat
Always closed on: Christmas - Christian (December 25), Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26), Good Friday - Christian
Torndirrup National Park is amongst the amongst the most frequented parks in Australia. Highlights of the Park include the Natural Bridge, the Blowholes and the viewing terrace at the Gap.
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Torndirrup National Park
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