The Centenary of Albany in 1927 commemorated the founding of

Albany, Western Australia Albany ( ; nys, Kinjarling) is a port city in the Great Southern region in the Australian state of Western Australia, southeast of Perth, the state capital. The city centre is at the northern edge of Princess Royal Harbour, which is a ...

with a number of events. It preceded the

centenary of Western Australia In 1929, Western Australia (WA) celebrated the centenary of the founding of Perth and the establishment of the Swan River Colony, the first permanent European settlement in WA. A variety of events were run in Perth, regional areas throughout the ...

by two years. The Albany community and authorities were in direct conflict with the Western Australian government about the celebration and its proximity to the state centenary of 1929, both before the centenary and after. The Western Mail celebrated with a special issue. Other regional newspapers also acknowledged Albany's founding and difference from state centenary, not all necessarily complimentarily. Comments well after both centenaries were being made due to the Perth-based 1929 centenary and its proponents as derogatory of the Albany event.

Events

On 21 January 1927 normal business came to a standstill for the festivities. A message of congratulations arrived from King George V, who had twice unexpectedly visited the town... (it was followed by) a week of sports, dinners, picnics and a regatta

The main events to celebrate were conducted over the week of 21 to 28 January 1927, with the local newspaper, the ''

Albany Advertiser The ''Albany Advertiser'', also published as the ''Australian Advertiser'' and the ''Albany Advertiser and Plantagenet and Denmark Post'', is a biweekly English language newspaper published for Albany, Western Australia, Albany and the Great So ...

'', providing substantial editorial promotion of the event. The

Governor of Western Australia The governor of Western Australia is the representative in Western Australia of the monarch of Australia, currently King Charles III. As with the other governors of the Australian states, the governor of Western Australia performs constitutional ...

started the week with an unveiling of a memorial stone at the Albany Town Hall. The celebrations included an "Exhibition of Secondary Industries".

Book

The booklet ''Centenary of Western Australia Albany 1827–1927'' was produced by the Albany Centenary Committee and published by the ''Albany Advertiser''. It provided background to the founding of Albany, including material previously published in the 1910–1913 publication " Alluring Albany". The booklet subtitle provides the context of the celebration: commemoration of the raising of the British flag by

Edmund Lockyer Edmund Lockyer, (21 January 1784 – 10 June 1860) was a British soldier and explorer of Australia. Born in Plymouth, Devon, Lockyer was the son of Thomas Lockyer, a sailmaker, and his wife Ann. Lockyer began his army career as an ensign in t ...

on 21 January 1827 to establish Western Australia's first settlement.

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