Recounts the history of whaling on Australia’s West Coast with rare footage from early twentieth century to the last whale to be taken by the Cheynes Beach company. Includes scenes of harpooning with the grenade-head gun and the confrontation of Dr Jim Cairns’ Greenpeace Group and Albany citizens who felt that closure would endanger their homes and livings.
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
32531
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Animals & Wildlife → Extinction (Biology)
Animals & Wildlife → Whales
Animals & Wildlife → Whaling
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Albany (W.A.)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Western Australia
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environmental protection - Citizen participation
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history
Documentary
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Extinction (Biology)
Places → Albany (W.A.)
Places → Western Australia
Short films
Short films → Short films - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)