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320  WESTERN A USTR ALIA

and the oldest building in Albany.
On Albany’s foreshore is a fully-
fitted replica of the brig Amity, Amity, Amity
which brought the first settlers
here from Sydney in 1826.
E National Anzac Centre
1347 Forts Rd. Tel (08) 9841 9369. Open
9am–5pm daily. Closed 25 Dec. &
7 ∑ nationalanzaccentre.com.au
R St John the Evangelist
Anglican Church
York St. Tel (08) 9841 5015. Open daily.
7 ∑ anglicanchurchalbany.org.au
Example of local artist Andy Ducker’s stained glass in Denmark
Environs
0Denmark qAlbany The world’s largest whaling
museum is Discovery Bay. Tour
* 6,000. @ n 73 Southcoast Hwy * 37,000. ~ @ @ n Old Railway
(08) 9848 2055. ∑ denmark.com.au Station, Proudlove Parade (08) 9841 guides take visitors around the
9290. ∑ albanytourist.com.au remains of the Cheyne Beach
Lying on Western Australia’s whaling station and explain the
southern coastline, Denmark Albany was first visited by Captain process of extracting whale oil.
was founded as a timber Vancouver in 1791, but it was not From July to October, breaching
company settlement in 1895, until 1826 that the British settled displays of migrating whales can
but by the 1920s it was a fully here. Until Fremantle harbour sometimes be seen offshore.
fledged town. The town now was constructed (see pp314–15),
attracts a host of visitors, many Albany acted as the colony’s E Discovery Bay
of whom come seeking the main port and the harbour is still 81 Whaling Station Rd, Frenchman Bay.
good surf of the Southern the commercial heart of the city. Tel (08) 9844 4021. Open 9am–5pm
Ocean. There is also a large Whale migrations bring them daily. Closed 25 Dec. & - 7
population of artists and close to the city’s shores, which
artisans, and the atmosphere made it a base for whalers in the
is distinctly bohemian. last century.
Denmark’s oldest building is The National Anzac Centre in
St Leonard’s Anglican Church, Albany was opened in 2014 to
built by volunteers in 1899. celebrate the 100-year
Its Scandinavian-style anniversary of the Anzac
pitched roof and landing at Gallipoli.
interior detail are Artifacts, interactive
reminders of the multimedia and
Norwegian timber images tell the
workers in the stories of those who
town at that time. fought in the war. Replica of the brig Amity
Nearby are the Old Albany includes many old
Butter Factory Galleries buildings. St John the wStirling Range
and the Wildwood Gallery, Evangelist Anglican Church, National Park
just two of Denmark’s built in 1848, was the first @ Albany. n 120 Albany Highway,
galleries where visitors can Anglican church consecra-
admire and buy paintings ted in Western Australia and Albany (08) 9842 4500. Park Ranger &
information: 8:30am–4:30pm Mon–Fri.
and craftwork from Ship’s wheel in is the epitome of an
the region. Discovery Bay English country Overlooking the rolling farm-
Berridge Park is church. land to the north of Albany is
often the scene for open-air, The Residency Museum, the Stirling Range National Park.
riverfront concerts. originally part of the convict The mountain peaks, noted for
hiring depot built in the 1850s, their colour changes from
Environs details the history of the town purple to red to blue, rise to
A popular surfing spot is and its surrounding area. The more than 1,000 m (3,300 ft)
Ocean Beach; more sheltered convict hiring depot itself and above sea level and stretch
locations for swimmers the Old Gaol now house the for more than 65 km (40 miles).
include Cosy Corner and collection of the Albany The highest peak is Bluff Knoll,
Peaceful Bay. The coastline Historical Society. In Duke Street which reaches 1,099 m (3,605
and Wilsons Inlet are popular is Patrick Taylor Cottage, built ft). Because of its sudden rise
with boaters and anglers. before 1836 of wattle and daub, from the surrounding plains,
For hotels and restaurants in this area see p490 and pp519–21