page_title: Cheyne Beach Whaling Station
hierarchical_section_title: Cheyne Beach Whaling Station
caption_attribution_description: English: CHEYNE BEACH WHALE STATION; STARTED IN 1952; CLOSED IN 1978 BECAUSE OF INCREASED FUEL COSTS, DWINDLING STOCKS AND ENVIRONMENTAL PRESSURES. IT NOW OPERATES AS A TOURIST ATTRACTION
context_page_description: Cheyne Beach Whaling Station is a defunct whaling station in Australia. It now operates as a tourist park known as Albany's Historic Whaling Station. The station is situated in Frenchman Bay in King George Sound and was built in the 1950s, operating until 1978.
  The station takes its name from Cheynes Beach, a small coastal community located approximately 65 kilometres east of Albany, Western Australia and surrounded by Waychinicup National Park.
context_section_description: Cheyne Beach Whaling Station is a defunct whaling station in Australia. It now operates as a tourist park known as Albany's Historic Whaling Station. The station is situated in Frenchman Bay in King George Sound and was built in the 1950s, operating until 1978.
  The station takes its name from Cheynes Beach, a small coastal community located approximately 65 kilometres (40 mi) east of Albany, Western Australia and surrounded by Waychinicup National Park.
caption: The station in 2013
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