Introducing Albany
Albany is a city of two tales: the stately, peeling old quarter and its rampant offspring to the north, a new, hectic sprawl of malls and fast food. Established shortly before Perth in 1826, the oldest European settlement in the state is now the bustling commercial centre of the southern region.
This is a place that’s seen weather and the violence of whaling on its white beaches and rugged coastline. Whales are still a part of the Albany experience, but these days as seen through a camera lens rather than at the business end of a harpoon.
Last updated: Sep 23, 2008
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