Albany Anzac convoy centenary

I would have liked to be in Albany (WA) for the centenary of the departure of the first convoy of ANZAC troops to fight in WWI . The convoy had it's last call in Australian waters at Albany in Western Australia, departing on November 1, 1914.

26 Australian and 10 New Zealand troop carriers departed from King George Sound escorted by the HMAS Sydney, HMAS Melbourne and HMS Minotaur.

The Rugby legend, Tom 'Rusty' Richards - who had enlisted in the 1st Field Ambulance in the early days of the way, had this to say of the departure:

November 1st, 1914
It was a mighty solemn procession. Thirty-five transports and a convoy all running in single file, and not a murmur, not a gunshot or whistle. No, not even a bugle call.
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The convoy was joined two days later by the Japanese ship HIJMS Ibuki and transport ships HMAT Ascanius and HMAT Medic.

HMAS Sydney, was to leave the convoy on 9th November to hunt the notorious german raider, SMS Emden.

The ANZAC troops landed on the beaches of Gallipoli, Turkey on 25 April, 1915.

Many more were to follow.

In 1916, at 34 years of age, my maternal Grandfather, Harry Sennet was to follow in the footsteps of these early Diggers. Boarding a train in Ballarat (Victoria) in the early hours of the the morning they travelled to Port Melbourne and boarded HMAT Ascanius, bound for England, and ultimately, the Western Front.

Saturday, May 27th, 1916.
By the time we cleared the Heads [Port Philip Bay] and had our last view of Australia, I felt that I had  left behind me everything that had made life worthwhile.
Diary of Henry J Sennet, 991