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Albany, town, Australia, Australian And New Zealand Political Geography

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Albany[al´bunE] Pronunciation Key, town (1996 pop. 14,590), Western Australia, SW Australia. It is a port on Princess Royal Harbour of King George Sound. The town has woolen mills and fish canneries. Founded in 1826 as a penal colony, Albany is the oldest settlement in the state of Western Australia.



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