The Town of Albany was a

local government area A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a federated state, state, province, division (politica ...

in the Great Southern region of

Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...

representing the town of Albany, south-southeast of the capital,

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History

The Municipality of Albany was gazetted on 21 February 1871. It was initially headed by a chairman until 1885, after which the municipality had a succession of early notable mayors. William Finlay was the first mayor of Albany when he was elected in 1885. William Grills Knight was elected in 1886 and was succeeded by

Lancel Victor de Hamel Lancel Victor de Hamel (10 September 1849 – 25 November 1894) was a publisher, solicitor and politician who represented the people of Albany, Western Australia, Albany in the Great Southern (Western Australia), Great Southern region of Western ...

in 1889. John Moir was elected after De Hamel left to enter state politics later the same year and served until 1890. Robert Andrew Muir was elected in 1891 and retired at the end of his year's term due to ill health. Moir was reelected from 1894 to 1897. The municipality was granted town status and renamed the Town of Albany on 1 July 1961. It amalgamated with the

Shire of Albany The Shire of Albany was a local government area in the Great Southern region of Western Australia centred on (but not including) the town of Albany about south-southeast of the capital, Perth, and covering an area of . History It was estab ...

to become the

City of Albany The City of Albany is a local government area in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, about south-southeast of Perth, the capital of Western Australia. It covers an area of , including the Greater Albany metropolitan area and the ...

on 1 July 1998.

References

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