Residency Point, Albany Explained

Residency Point was a location on the northern shore of Princess Royal Harbour, in Albany, Western Australia where Edmund Lockyer raised the British flag in 1827.

In 1927 during the Centenary of Albany the location was used to celebrate the event.^{[1] [2]}

The Residency Museum, which is housed in the building seen in early drawings and photographs, is located close to the point. The Great Southern Railway runs behind the Residency Museum building,^[3] while the more recent constructed Princess Royal Drive has changed the shoreline of the harbour and the surrounds of the historical location on the point.

The coal hulk Sarah Burnyeat caught fire whilst coaling another ship and was abandoned at its present position off Residency Point.^[4]

Notes and References

1. News: One hundred years British:Albany's Centennial gesture to the future. . . XLII . 2,139 . Western Australia . 27 January 1927 . 19 February 2017 . 1 (Western Mail) . National Library of Australia. - with the Western Australian Governor Sir William Campion presiding
2. News: At This Spot One Hundred Years Ago . . 1516 . Western Australia . 30 January 1927 . 19 February 2017 . 13 . National Library of Australia.
3. News: Bound for Perth. . . 49 . 2,547 . Western Australia . 13 December 1934 . 19 February 2017 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
4. Web site: The Albany Maritime Heritage Trail. 19 February 2017. Western Australian Museum.