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Membership

Find out about becoming a member of the Albany Historical Society.

Becoming a member of the Albany Historical Society helps us to maintain our attractions and to fulfill our mission statement to ‘provide leadership and co-ordination in promoting Albany’s heritage’. Your membership allows us to continue preserving our substantial collection of historical items of artefacts, artworks, photographs and archives.

As a member, you are entitled to:

Attend monthly members meetings
Receive a copy of the quarterly newsletter
Have a free entry to the Albany Convict Gaol and Patrick Taylor Cottage

Membership runs from 1st May to 30th April each year and is subject to committee approval.

Current membership fees are:

Single membership – $15.00
Couple membership – $20.00
Family membership – $30.00
Corporate membership – $50.00

To apply for membership, please contact us directly.

Arriving at King George’s Sound on 25^th of December 1826, Lockyer landed ashore early the next morning and commenced a survey of the area. On the 30^th of December his troops and prisoners were disembarked. They immediately began setting up a camp and landing their stores. On the 21^st of January 1827 (Lockyer’s birthday), as instructed by the Colonial Secretary, the Union Jack was raised and a feu de joie was fired by the troops, formally annexing the territory, in assertion of the first official claim by the Imperial Government to British possession over the entire continent of Australia. This saw the creation of the first site of European settlement in Western Australia.