The last working whaling station [in Australia] only closed in ... ready to be cut up for the cooker. The head was cut under the 'head saw' into small pieces that would fit into the cooker.

Salvesen's ceased operations at Leith Harbour in the 1961/2 season but the station was sub-leased to a Japanese company which operated until December 15th 1965. This was the end of whaling at ...

This first painting is the Southern Venturer at Leith Harbour Whaling Station in November 1961 ... smaller sections to feed into the pressure cookers. A lot of oil could be extracted from the ...