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The plaque commemorates the centenary of the first British settlement in Western 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.
‘The day we celebrate'
Reception to the Governor
Albany Friday
The celebrations in connection with the Albany Centenary commenced this morning in glorious weather. The town is full of visitors and bedecked with flags. A civic reception was tendered to the Governor (Sir William Campion), the Town Hall being crowded, when an address of welcome was given by the Mayor (Mr. C. Wittencom), to which Sir William responded. He touched on 'the day we celebrate,' which proved unbounded loyalty to the King and the Empire. Among those in attendance, in addition to Lady Campion, were Mr J. H Prowse M.H.R., representing the Federal Government; Miss O'Brien, a grand niece of Major Lockyer; and Mrs. Chester, the oldest resident of Albany.
At the conclusion of the reception the Governor unveiled a memorial tablet fixed in the wall of the Town Hall, and also presented Mrs. Chester with a framed photograph of herself.
[ The Daily News, Friday 21st January 1927 ]
Location
| Address: | 217 York Street, Town Hall, Albany, 6330 |
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| State: | WA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -35.023718 Long: 117.883109 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 21-January-1827 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 21-January-1927 |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1927 |
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This tablet was erected by the citizens of Albany.
To commemorate the centenary of the founding of the first British settlement in Western Australia, by Major Edmund Lockyer, H. M. 57th Regiment. who hoisted the British flag at Residency Point. Albany. Western Australia. on 21st January 1827.
