FIRST - British settlement in Western Australia, Albany , Western Australia
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member blingg
S 35° 01.422 E 117° 52.993
50H E 580573 N 6123972
A plaque commemorating the first British settlement in W.A. at Albany in January 1829
Waymark Code: WMNAHD
Location: Western Australia, Australia
Date Posted: 02/01/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Zork V
Views: 2

A plaque on the Albany Town Hall commemorating the hoisting of the British flag at Residency Point on January 21st 1827 , some 2 years before the settlement of the Swan River Colony (Perth ) in June of 1829
FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group

Date of FIRST: 01/21/1827

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