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Cheynes IV Logbook 3/6/1978 (to end of Whaling)

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Cheynes Beach Whaling Company Cheynes IV crew

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Logbooks Albany's Historic Whaling Station

Overview

A logbook using a soft cover 'Collins Minute Book'. Entries are in pencil and by different hands. The pages are ruled by hand. The book is blue with a black fabric spine, and decorated with circles on the front cover. The back cover is green and has the same pattern.

Historical information

The logbook documents the last six months of whaling on the whale chaser Cheynes IV before the closure of the Cheynes Beach Whaling Station. The logbook has been stored in the archives from when the station was operational.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-128-DOC.2026.3

Item type

Documents

Themes

Maritime > Whaling

Material

Card

Paper

Width

196 mm

Height or length

321 mm

Depth

12 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Cheynes IV Logbook, From 3-6-78. Colins Green Circle Minute Book.

Contextual information

This is a unique document that provides information about the work, the crew, weather conditions, and whale sightings onboard the whale chaser. The last page documents the week after whaling ceased in Albany.

Keywords

Cheynes Beach Whaling Station

Closure Of Whaling Station

Place made

Torndirrup, Western Australia, Australia

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