Year
1978
Description
The Whaling Station closed operations in 1978. Being the last such entity in Australia, it was converted to a museum of whaling, and features one of the 'Cheynes' whale chasers that were used for whaling in Albany.
Whaling was carried out prior to British settlement by Americans then the British, being revived throughout the twentieth century by the Norwegians, Japanese and Australians.
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