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Alluring Albany
"Alluring Albany" was a book published between 1910 and 1913 by the Albany Advertiser about the town and port of Albany, Western Australia. The printing company, a part of the Advertiser operation, had been founded by William Frear Forster – the founding editor of the Advertiser, who however by the time of publication had moved to work on ''The Mercury (Hobart), The Mercury'' in Hobart, Tasmania. There were four editions, each edition having differences in content, format and style. It was circulated throughout Australia and received positive reviews. It had photographs from the Royal visits to Australia#1901, 1901 royal visit, when brought the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York (the future King George V and Mary of Teck, Queen Mary) to Albany. There were advertisements for hotels that have survived as heritage properties to today such as the White Star Hotel. The photographs include Stirling Terrace, Albany, Stirling Terrace and York Street, Albany, York Street as w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Star Hotel
White Star Hotel is a heritage listed building that operates as a hotel in Albany, Western Australia, Albany in the Great Southern (Western Australia), Great Southern region of Western Australia. The hotel is located adjacent to the Royal George Hotel, Albany, Royal George Hotel on Stirling Terrace, Albany, Stirling Terrace, once the commercial and social centre of town, overlooking Princess Royal Harbour. The building was named for the White Star Line, an important shipping and passenger line that once operated out of Albany. The current building was completed in 1910, built on the site of the former White Hart Hotel that was built in 1906 and demolished in 1910 to make way for the new hotel. Charles William Reddin owned and managed the hotel at this time. After being rebuilt the two storey building contained twenty-two bedrooms and various other common rooms and a large dining room. The downstairs area contained a larger dining room and the bar area, with large arched windo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
