Cheynes Beach Whaling Station

Author

National Trust of Western Australia

Place Number

03644

Location

Frenchman Bay, King George Sound Albany

Location Details

Note: bears no relationship to P1796 Whaling Station (fmr) Cheyne Beach (located approximately 50km away)

Other Name(s)

Albany Whaling Station
Whaleworld

Local Government

Albany

Region

Great Southern

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents
Heritage List	Adopted	27 Oct 2020
State Register	Registered	15 May 1998	HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument, HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management
Type	Status	Date	Category
Albany Maritime Heritage Survey	YES	31 Dec 1994
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	30 Jun 2001	Category A+
Local Heritage Survey	Adopted	27 Oct 2020	Exceptional

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
1422	Cheynes Beach Whaling Station Albany: Conservation Plan	Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan}	1996
9017	Cheynes Beach whaling station, Albany: development plan.	Heritage Study {Other}	1998
5170	Whaleworld Museum, Albany, Western Australlia : report on conservation of four chimney stacks to the solubles factory : for the Jaycees Community Foundation Inc. / by Ronald Bodycoat.	Heritage Study {Other}	2001
4787	Whaleworld Museum : Albany, Western Australia : report on conservation for conversion of ships store to gallery.	Report	2000
5808	Specification for the proposed Multi Media Project. Conversion of three oil storage tanks to theatres. Whale World, Albany's Historic Whaling Station, Frenchman Bay Road, Albany.	Report	2002
3534	Whaleworld Development Plan Study Brief-Prepared for the Whaleworld Development Steering Committee	Report	1998
1473	The Whaleworld Vision: A Plan for the Restoration, Development and Marketing of Australia's Last Whaling Station	Book	1996

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	EDUCATIONAL	Museum
Original Use	INDUSTRIAL\MANUFACTURING	Whaling Station

Architectural Styles

Style
Vernacular

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Other	CONCRETE	Concrete Block
Wall	METAL	Steel
Other	TIMBER	Other Timber

Historic Themes

General	Specific
OCCUPATIONS	Fishing & other maritime industry
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Education & science

Creation Date

13 Jul 1995

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

19 Apr 2021

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