Albany's Historic Whaling Station > Records

Albany Whaling Station footage 1974-75

Nola and John Douglas
1974
Overview

A USB drive with footage from when the station was operational in c. 1974 -1975.

Footage is 3:10 minutes long.

Historical information

It was common practice for tourists to take photos and film footage of the whaling station when it was operational.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-128-BAV.2026.1
Item type
Digital Images
Themes
Maritime > Whaling
Inscriptions and markings

On Acquisition Form: USB flash drive with colour video recorded from a 16mm projector of the whaling station in operation from around 1974-75. Footage recorded by Nola and John Douglas travelling from Melbourne to Perth. footage is unedited and is supplied as is recorded from my mobile phone oh the 16mm footage as projected onto a screen.

Nola and John and the doner's parents.

Unedited 16mm colour footage supplied. Looking to supply a digitally converted format in the future.

Keywords
Albany's Historic Whaling Station
Cheynes Beach Whaling Company
Place made
Torndirrup, WA, Australia
Year
1974
Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Comparative significance criteria
Interpretive capacity
Last modified
Tuesday, 25 August, 2026
Completeness
72
Albany's Historic Whaling Station

Albany's Historic Whaling Station