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Albany’s original European name | Albany Historical Society
Albany’s original European name
Major Lockyer had named the new settlement Fredrick’s Town on the 21st of January 1826. However the name Albany, was officially introduced by Lieutenant-Governor Stirling on the 1st of January 1832, in honour of The Duke of York and Albany, second son of King George III.

Major Lockyer had named the new settlement Fredrick’s Town on the 21st of January 1826. However the name Albany, was officially introduced by Lieutenant-Governor Stirling on the 1st of January 1832, in honour of The Duke of York and Albany, second son of King George III.

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A letter dated 11 March 1826, from Henry Bathurst, Secretary of State for War and the Colonies, instructed the Governor of New South Wales, Ralph Darling that if found suitable, a settlement should be established at King George’s Sound as it was located on the shipping route between Britain and Port Jackson.

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