Albany is a major port on the south coast.
One of the things it exports is woodchips from their forestry plantations.
Its other exports are grain and timber.
This old house is typical of the homes in Albany, especially in the area around the port.
This is a replica of the Amity. It sailed from Sydney to Albany in 1826 with about 40 convicts to set up a settlement at Albany. The poms were worried that the French or Dutch might get in first as they had spent quite a bit of time in the area too.
You could go on board the Amity. You were given a mobile-type device, and when you pushed the appropriate number you were given info about that part of the ship. It was really well done.
I don't know how people survived those awful days...
the boat's not terribly big, and housed about 60 people, plus food and cargo.
After lunch we went and visited the old gaol. The best part for me was the exhibition in one area of these beautiful miniatures and dolls' houses that had been donated to the city of Albany. It had nothing to do with the old gaol, but was just housed in a part of it.
Later in the day we drove out to have a look at Whale World. It was too late in the day to go aboard the vessel, but you could see it ok from the fence. It operated in the area until about 1976, then in 1978 the whaling works was opened to the public as a museum.
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