Port Albert, 1933
Port Albert, 1933
Port Albert is located at Shipping Point on Corner Inlet, Gippsland, about 175 km south-east of Melbourne. Pastoralists moved into north Gippsland from the Monaro, New South Wales, from 1835. Searching for a port for easier access to markets, Angus McMillan reached the coast near the mouth of the Albert River in early 1841. Around the same time, the steamer Clonmel was wrecked nearby and rescuers carried reports of the area to Melbourne. The Gipps Land Company was quickly formed, mounting an expedition to Corner Inlet and establishing a depot at the mouth of the river.
Port Albert, 1933
The old Derwent Hotel, Port Albert
Gummy shark in the freezing chamber, Port Albert, 1955
Port Albert
Port Albert, 2003
Fishing Fleet, Port Albert
Port Albert showing the views of the historical hotel, 1981
Main Street, Port Albert
Harbour for Fishing Fleet, Port Albert
St John's Church of England, Port Albert
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