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CHEYNES BEACH WHALING STATION POSTCARDS

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Murray Views, Gympie Queensland, Australia

c. 1976

Overview

Six postcards that would have been joined together, as see by the perforated edges. Three views of the whaling station, one view of a dead sperm whale, and one view of Albany townsite. Each has an annotation on the front and a description of the view on the back.

Historical information

The post cards were purchased by a tourist visiting the site in 1976, prior to closure in 1978.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-128-DOC.2025.5

Item type

Themes

Material

Width

143 mm

Height or length

102 mm

Depth

0.0500 mm

Inscriptions and markings

(a) Cheyne Beach Whaling Station, near Frenchman Bay, Albany W.A. Verso: Post Card Produced by Murry Views, Gympie, Q, Australia. From original ektachrome transparency. Copyright. Australian Made. Cheyne Beach Whaling Station, near Frenchman Bay, Albany W.A. W33
(b) Frenchman Bay and whaling station from the air, Albany, W.A. Verso: Post Card Produced by Murry Views, Gympie, Q, Australia. From original ektachrome transparency. Copyright. Australian Made. Frenchman Bay and whaling station from the air, Albany, W.A. W42
(c) Sperm whale at Cheyne Beach Whaling Co., Frenchman Bay , Albany, W.A. Verso: Post Card Produced by Murry Views, Gympie, Q, Australia. From original ektachrome transparency. Copyright. Australian Made. Sperm whale at Cheyne Beach Whaling Co. W10
(d) Frenchman Bay, South Coast, Albany, W.A. Verso: Post Card Produced by Murry Views, Gympie, Q, Australia. From original ektachrome transparency. Copyright. Australian Made. Frenchman Bay, South coast, Albany, W.A. Frenchman Bay, South Coast, Albany, W.A. W32
(e) Cheyne Beach, Australia's only whaling station, Frenchman Bay, Albany, W.A. Verso: Post Card Produced by Murry Views, Gympie, Q, Australia. From original ektachrome transparency. Australian Made. Copyright. Cheyne Beach Whaling Station form the air, showing flensed whales on the deck. Australia's only whaling station, Frenchman Bay, Albany, W.A. W41
(f) View of township between Mt. Melville and Mt. Clarence near King George Sound, Albany, W.A. Verso: Post Card Produced by Murry Views, Gympie, Q, Australia. From original ektachrome transparency. Australian Made. Copyright. Aerial view of township between Mt. Melville and Mt. Clarence near King George Sound, Albany, W.A. W40

Contextual information

The postcards demonstrate that the whaling station was a tourist destination prior to becoming a museum. They also show the different social attitudes of the time, for example, the image of a dead whale on one postcard and whales processing on another. The images provide historical information about the site and the area.

Keywords

Cheyne Beach Whaling Co.

Albany Whaling

Frenchman Bay, Albany WA

Murray Views, Gympie, Qld. Australia

Place made

Gympie, Queensland, Australia

Year

c. 1976

Primary significance criteria

Artistic or aesthetic significance

Historic significance