Overview

Every winter between 1836 to 1879 small wooden boats left the bays of southwest Western Australia to hunt for migrating Humpback and Right whales.

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Author:   Martin Gibbs
Publisher:   Sydney University Press
Imprint:   Sydney University Press
Volume:   2
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 29.70cm
Weight:   0.470kg
ISBN:  

9781920899622

ISBN 10:   1920899626
Pages:   120
Publication Date:   21 July 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

About the series Foreword Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. History of shore whaling 3. Process and production 4. Location and organisation 5. Excavation of Cheyne Beach 6. Artefact analysis 7. Life at Cheyne Beach 8. Life on the maritime industrial frontier Appendix A: site histories and surveys Appendix B: historical data Bibliography

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The artefacts and physical evidence located by Gibbs's excavations provide a fascinating picture of life in these little-documented settlements. An appendix includes information on 20 other sites along the West Australian coast, and the book is generously illustrated with photographs, sketches and tables. -- Anne-Maree Whitaker * Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society *

Author Information

Professor Martin Gibbs is Convenor, School of Humanities at the University of New England. His main research interests include the historical and maritime archaeologies of the Australia-Pacific region.

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