Albany's Historic Whaling Station
When
Various dates throughout July
Where
81 Whaling Station Road,
Frenchman Bay
Pricing
Free & paid events
Events
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3D Wooden Boat Activity
Monday, 3 July to Friday, 7 July, 10am - 2pm
Join the crew for a fun craft activity decorating your own 3D wooden sailboat. Let your imagination inspire your design ‐ will it be a pirate ship or whaling vessel, or even a yacht with full sails? Your finished boat will be a remarkable sight!
Our Blue Backyard - Photographic Exhibition
Monday 3 to Sunday 23 July, daily 9am - 5pm
An exhibition of our amazing oceans through the eyes of Albany photographer, Kaylah Tugwell. Featuring photography of local beaches and coastline, including whales and drone captured images.
Meet a Whaler
Monday 10 to Friday 14 July, 10am - 2pm
As you explore the site you may bump into in a real life past whaler. Hear firsthand stories from these men as they look back on their time working for the Cheynes Beach Whaling Company, a major industry in Albany’s maritime history.
Sealed Souls - Book Signing and Talk
Saturday, 8 July, 11am
Join South Coast author John Robertson as he takes you on an historic journey back to the early colonial times when sealing was the first industry in Australia. It was a time when displaced people were forcibly transported half a world away, only to displace others in a strange land. Learn about Albany’s early sealing industry and its transition into bay whaling along our local coastlines, meeting some of the unsavoury whaling characters of the early European colony along the way.
