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ALBANY , a municipal See also: town in the See also:county of See also:Plantagenet, See also:West See also:Australia, on Princess Royal See also:Harbour, a See also:branch of See also:- KING
- KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
- KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
- KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
- KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
- KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
- KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
- KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
- KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
- KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
- KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
- KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)
King See also:George See also:Sound, 352 M. by See also:rail and 254 M. directly S.S.E. of See also:Perth. Pop. (19o1) 365o. It is the See also:chief See also:health resort of the See also:state, and its See also:climate is one of the finest in Australia; it has a mean See also:annual temperature of 58.6° F., and the summer See also:heat is never excessive. One of the features of the town is the Marine Drive, some 51 M. in See also:circuit around the hills overlooking the harbour. Albany has several flourishing See also:industries, of which the chief are See also:brewing, See also:coach-See also:building, See also:printing and tanning. In addition it has the finest harbour in West Australia. A See also:pier extends for 1700 ft. into the See also:sea, giving safe See also:accommodation to the large steamers which See also:call at the See also:port. The See also:Great See also:Southern railway has a See also:line to the seaward end of the pier, and affords See also:direct communication with the interior of the See also:colony. The harbour is protected by forts and there is a See also:garrison in the town. King George Sound, of which Albany is the township, was first occupied in 1826 and a penal See also:settlement was established. No See also:attempt was made to colonize the locality until after this settlement was given up in 1831. Albany became a See also: municipality in 1871.
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