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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 evidence, The Shore Whalers of Western Australia examines the history and operation of this almost forgotten industry on the remote maritime frontier of the British Empire and the role of the whalers in the history of early contact between Europeans and Aboriginal people.

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  • Språk:
  • Engelska
  • ISBN:
  • 9781920899622
  • Format:
  • Häftad
  • Sidor:
  • 170
  • Utgiven:
  • 1. juli 2010
  • Mått:
  • 210x12x297 mm.
  • Vikt:
  • 422 g.
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Förväntad leverans: 30. december 2024
Förlängd ångerrätt till 31. januari 2025

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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 evidence, The Shore Whalers of Western Australia examines the history and operation of this almost forgotten industry on the remote maritime frontier of the British Empire and the role of the whalers in the history of early contact between Europeans and Aboriginal people.

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