The Shore Whalers of Western Australia: Historical Archaeology of a Maritime Frontier
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Every winter between 1836 to 1879 small wooden boats left the bays of southwest Western Australia to hunt for migrating Humpback and Right whales. In the early years of European settlement these small shore whaling parties and the whale oil they produced were an important part of the colonial economy, yet over time their significance diminished until they virtually vanished from the documentary record. Using archival research and archaeological...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1920899626
ISBN13:9781920899622
Release Date:July 2010
Publisher:Sydney University Press
Length:170 Pages
Weight:0.93 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 8.3" x 11.7"
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