Anzac Centre

After leaving Esperance, we headed west to Albany, another town on the souther coast. This is our last stop on the shore before heading inland to cut across the corner (as it were) to head to Perth.

Here, we visited a museum dedicated to the Anzac corp from WWI located on Mount Clarence in Albany. I didn't take any pictures since it really didn't lend itself to that. It was an excellent museum and told the story of these brave people very well.

Upon entry, we were given a card with a photo of the one of the Anzac's. At selected locations around the museum we could put this card on a reader and up would come a file of information about this person. We could read about and connect with an individual. This was really great.

There is an excellent memorial to all the fallen. In a room overlooking the shore is a table-height display with all the names slowly scrolling along on a screen. As the names run along the length of the table toward the window, there is water flowing over the names and all a small waterfall at the window end. It was a very moving experience to stand here and feel the connection between the large number of people lost and the sense of inexorability as the water just flowed for ever.

Although Albany is a long ways from much of what might bring you to Australia, this is a place that you shouldn't miss.