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The memorial commemorates the 150th anniversary of the raising of the British flag to form the first settlement in western part of Australia.
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.
Lockyer selected the site of what is now known as Albany for the crown and thus formed the first Western Australian settlement. Major Lockyer named his new town 'Frederickstown', after King George III's second son, His Royal Highness Prince Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany - 'The Grand Old Duke of York'.
Albany was settled some three years before the Swan River colony, later to be known as Perth.
Location
| Address: | Parade Street, Foundation Park, Albany, 6330 |
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| State: | WA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -35.026542 Long: 117.879548 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 25-December-1826 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 25-December-1976 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Friday 21st January, 1977 |
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TOWN OF ALBANY
This Plaque Was Unveiled By
His Excellency The Governor Of Western Australia
Sir WALLACE KYLE G.C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., D.F.C., K.St.J.,
On 21th January, 1977.
To Commemorate The 150th Anniversary Of Raising
The British Flag To Found The First Settlement On
The Western Part Of Australia
F. R. Brand Town Clerk
H. J. Smith Mayor
Plaque :
The
Location Of The
Settlement Flag-Staff
Erected In Western Australia
By MAJOR EDMUND LOCKYER
Is Marked By A Steel Plate
In The
Parade Street Road Reserve.
South By East & 98 Metres
From This Point.
