Albany itself is like a little bit of heaven tucked away in a corner, miles away from anywhere.
Perth is the central city, the largest city in the Western State of Australia, and Albany is 250 miles by road out of Perth. It is surrounded by two ranges of hills, one, the Stirling ranges, and the view from Mount Clarence covers the whole of the town on one side, and the sea on the other.
It possesses a very fine harbour which could, in years to come, be one of the finest of harbours. At the moment they are working on it, but it takes quite some cash to accomplish what they have set out to do, and at the moment they are not wealthy enough. |