Centenary of Albany, Western Australia
In 1927, celebrations were held to commemorate the centenary of the founding of Albany, Western Australia. The 1827 settlement in Albany was the first British settlement in Western Australia,[1] preceding the Swan River Colony 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 (commemorating the founding of the state capital Perth), both before the centenary[clarification needed] and after.[2]
The Western Mail celebrated with a special issue.[3] Other regional newspapers also acknowledged Albany's founding and difference from the 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.[4][5][6]
Events
[edit]The main events to celebrate were conducted over the week of 21 to 28 January 1927.[7]
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
— Garden, Albany, page 316
The local newspaper, the Albany Advertiser, providing substantial editorial promotion of the event.[8][9]
The Governor of Western Australia started the week with an unveiling of a memorial stone at the Albany Town Hall.[10]
The celebrations included an "Exhibition of Secondary Industries".[11]
Book
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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 on 21 January 1827 to establish Western Australia's first settlement.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Albany Centenary Committee; W.F. Forster & Co (1927), Centenary of Western Australia : Albany, 1827-1927 : to commemorate the first settlement of Western Australia by Major Lockyer, H.M. 57th Regiment, who hoisted the British flag at Albany on 21st January, 1827, W.F. Forster, retrieved 27 October 2024
- ^ Garden, Donald S. (Donald Stuart); Garden, Donald S (1977), Albany : a panorama of the Sound from 1827, Thomas Nelson (Australia), pp. 315–316, ISBN 978-0-17-005167-5
- ^ "Albany Centenary Number". Western Mail. Vol. XLII, no. 2, 139. Western Australia. 27 January 1927. p. 1. Retrieved 10 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Western Australia". The Telegraph. No. 17, 479. Brisbane. 10 December 1928. p. 19. Retrieved 10 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "WESTERN AUSTRALIAN CENTENARY". Prahran Telegraph. Vol. 69, no. 3539. Victoria, Australia. 28 June 1929. p. 2. Retrieved 10 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "The Bunbury Herald". The Bunbury Herald and Blackwood Express. Vol. 35, no. 5151. Western Australia. 7 February 1927. p. 2. Retrieved 10 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "ALBANY CENTENARY". The Daily News. Vol. XLV, no. 16, 106. Western Australia. 9 December 1926. p. 4 (FHOME (FINAL)EDITION). Retrieved 4 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "The Albany Advertiser". Albany Advertiser. Vol. XXXVIII, no. 4496. Western Australia. 15 January 1927. p. 2. Retrieved 4 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "ALBANY CENTENARY". The Daily News. Vol. XLV, no. 16, 106. Western Australia. 9 December 1926. p. 4 (FHOME (FINAL)EDITION). Retrieved 4 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Albany Centenary Celebrations". Truth. No. 1221. Western Australia. 22 January 1927. p. 10. Retrieved 10 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Albany Centenary". The Daily News. Vol. XLV, no. 16, 106. Western Australia. 9 December 1926. p. 4 (HOME (FINAL)EDITION). Retrieved 4 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.