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Article - "Whaling in Geographe Bay"

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Busselton Historical Society

1977

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Overview

white paper with black text and image

Historical information

A brief history of the whaling in Geographe Bay.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-124-2022.38

Item type

Ephemera

Themes

Mining and Resources

Material

Paper

Inscriptions and markings

"Whaling in Geographe Bay. With special reference to the Castle Bay Company."

Contextual information

Information sheet produced by the Busselton Historical Society 1977.

Keywords

Whaling

Geographe Bay

Castle Bay Whaling Station

Charles Keyser

Frederick William Seymour

George Layman

Place made

Busselton, Western Australia, Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Scientific or research significance

Last modified

Wednesday, 8 April, 2026

Completeness

100

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