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WHALE SIGHTINGS LOGBOOK 1958-1960

Cheynes Beach Whaling Company
1958 - 1960
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Overview

A large leather bound logbook recording three years of whale sightings and catches in the Southern Ocean off Albany WA from 1958 -1960.

Historical information

Detailed log books were kept by employees. This volume contains three years of whale sighting and whale catch data, including weather, locations, vessels, times, dates, latitude and longitude.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-128-1998.12
Item type
Archives
Documents
Themes
Economic Development
Maritime
Maritime > Whaling
Material
Leather
Paper
Width
223 mm
Height or length
330 mm
Depth
35 mm
Inscriptions and markings

Fortis Minute book, genuine leather, 4 / Collins Minute Book 4394

Contextual information

The logbooks contains unique data about whale populations at the time, as well as detailed information about the activities of operational whale catchers and the Cheynes Beach Whaling Company.

Keywords
Cheyne Beach Whaling Co
Active Whaling
Place made
Torndirrup, WA, Australia
Year
1958 - 1960
Primary significance criteria
Artistic or aesthetic significance
Historic significance
Scientific or research significance
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
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Object’s condition or completeness
Rare or representative
Well provenanced
Last modified
Tuesday, 13 October, 2026
Completeness
100
Albany's Historic Whaling Station

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