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Whales were hunted for their blubber, oil and meat to make oil, foods and soaps.

The last whale hunt was on 21st November 1778 in Albany.

The last boat that went to   hunt the whale shipwrecked

1952- 1978 the Albany whalers were the last whalers in Australia.

Whalers spend several days up to month trying to catch whales to earn a living and it took several days to clean and cut.

The whale carcasses were 100 percent used,there were no leftovers.

Whale meat was put into boilers to separate meat, oil and fat... all were later used in products

After whaling was banned many of the whalers, who knew no other trade, were unemployed. Being able to use harpoons, lances and crossbows were not usual job requirements.

1978 Albany's whaling station closed and is now a tourist attraction, still gaining money educating Australian and tourist.

Whales are vital to the food chain, food flow and the ocean's ecosystem, diminishing their numbers would lead to major long term affects. This was, among other reasons, the main reason why whaling was stopped in Australia  for good.

In the early 20th century, most of our whaling industry owned and operated by foreigners.

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Whales swim into Australian hearts - May 2011 - National Archives of Australia

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What is the rabbit proof fence?

The Rabbit Proof Fence was a barrier built in 1901 and completed in 1907 .

The were 3 main fences.

Why was it built?

It's first purpose was to keep rabbits and other pests from entering WA.

It was posed as an obstacle for Aboriginals.

The fence was built to keep rabbits out but it failed due to the fact that rabbits kept coming in.
FACT:The Rabbit Proof Fence is the worlds biggest fence.
Fence specs

Was 3,256km long.

Cost $250 per km.

8000 tonnes of material.

Post of the fence were 3.7 meters apart.

There was different types of wood used for the construction of this fence.

The fence started in Starvation Bay and Ninety Mile Beach.

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- Captian James Stirling was born on the 28 of January in 1791 to Andrew Stirling and Anne Stirling

- He was the fifth of eight sons, ninth of the sixteen siblings

-  At the age of 12, he entered the navy as a First-Class Volunteer, embarking on the storeship HMS Camels for the West Indies

- Joined HMS Glory

-Promoted as lieutenant aboard the Warspite

-He then became Flag lieutenant

-James was given command of HMS Moselle on Febuary 27th

-Put on half pay and became unactive from the navy

-James Stirling then married Ellen Mangles at Stroke Church, Guildford on 3 September, then they  had five sons and six daughters.

-Stirling  got recalled to active service aboard the HMS success

-He also visited the Swan River

-Stirling and the first settlers arrived off the west coast on May 31st

- James Stirling led the Pinjara massacre ( a battle between 80 Nyungar people and 25 settlers

-Served aboard the Indus on the Mediterranean Station in October

-Stirling was commander-in-chief of the naval forces in China and the East Indies, and he was promoted vice-admiral in August 1857, the year in which his youngest son, Walter, was killed at Cawnpore in the Indian mutiny.

- He was incorrectly enlisted as killed in action

- Stirling became an admiral in November 1862, and died in comfortable retirement at Guildford in Surrey on 22 April 1865. His wife survived him by nine years and lived to see her eldest son, Frederick, take command of the naval squadron in Australian waters.

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started from 1918 to 1951

Moore River Native Settlement started from 1918 to 1951 (1918 - 1951)

established by the government of WA

the school at Moore River settlement was closed and children were sent to missions(usually lighter skinned children).

The children at Moore River were under the guardianship of the heads of the government departments responsible for Aboriginal welfare.

135km north of Perth and 11km of Mogumber in WA.

Moore River became Western Australia Government's way to get rid of the problems in the survival of the State's Indigenous people.

The first law in WA was allowing the expulsion of children in 1874 - an Indigenous child can be detained without permission from their parents or contracted to employment after the age of 12 until the child reached 21 years.-

The Aboriginal Act, 1905 gave  the government even further control over Noongar lives.

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*1834 august; ten aboriginal prisoners were brought to the island.
* After a short period when both settlers and prisoners occupied the Island, the Colonial Secretary announced in
* June 1839; that the Island would become a penal establishment for Aboriginal people.
* 1838; nearly 100 years, Rottnest was a prison where 3700 men and boys, ranging in age from 8 to 70 were brought from across the state to be imprisoned, it was often for stealing food.
*1838- 1934; it is reported that 369 Aboriginal prisoners died. Most deaths were caused by disease, and was reported that five prisoners were hanged. An Aboriginal cemetery is located within the Thomson Bay Settlement.
*Over the prison time, the Aboriginal prisoners built a large number of buildings and other things including the seawall, lighthouses and other heritage buildings, mostly under supervision of Henry Vincent who was Superintendent and was very racist.
*we are happily studying this topic because we have been asked to do so. That is why we are doing it and this is the only reason.

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The Canning Stock Route is a track that runs from Halls Creek in the Kimberley region of Western Australia to Wiluna in the mid-west region.

Today it is a 4wd track

It takes 10-20 days to complete in a modern 4wd

The stock group impacted the life of aboriginal groups

Was made for Kimberly cattlemen to cross the western deserts of australia

30 men, 70 camels, 267 goats, 4 wagons and 100 tons of food and equipment to complete the route

The route opened for commercial use in 1910

It is considered on of the worlds greatest four wheel drive tracks

first expeditions across the stock route resulted in dangerous and tragic confrontations between the Aborigines and the stockmen

aboriginal people were forced to help build the stock route

first survey team crossed the Great Sandy desert in 1906, they were the first white people to enter through the stock route

the canning stock route story was told through artists from the Wangkatjunka community as it is part of the oral story for Aboriginal families.

traded goods such as flour, tea and sugar were transported along with other food products were transported by using the stock route

use of the Canning Stock Route ceased in 1968 as it was replaced by other modes of transport like improved roads, ports, transport, technology, and the livestock was moved by using large ships from the Kimberley port

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How It Started
The stolen generation started due to various government policies in 1910. The government  made these policies because they did not believe in Aboriginal future.

What was the Stolen Generation?
The  Stolen Generation was Aboriginals and Torres Straight Islander children who were taken from their family. The children were taken due to the government, the government controlled the Aboriginals they controlled marriage, work, wages, housing and the children. The children were taken by early European settlers, the Aboriginals were sent to white families to learn the white religion and forget their own.

What happened to the children?
When indigenous children were taken away from there families they were sent to mission camps. They would also be sent to foster families totally removed from there aboriginal culture. They would teach them English and how to read and write. They hoped that in the future they would marry white men thinking that by the end of the third generation the aboriginal culture would disappear. The main kids that were taken away were usually half-cast because it was easier to eliminate the aboriginal race quicker.
The impact on Families
Many parents never recovered from the grief of having their children removed. Some parents could not go on living without their children, while others turned to alcohol as a coping mechanism. The removal of several generations of children severely disrupted Indigenous oral culture, and consequently much cultural knowledge was lost.
Why the stolen generation was important.
The Stolen Generation is significant to the history of Australia because, in New South Wales, between 1883 and 1969, 6,200 children were taken from their families.The attempt to end
During the stolen generation people attempted to phase Aboriginal genes out. The children were took to white families to try and make them like the rest of the population. When the child came of age he or she married a white person in order to eliminate Aboriginal genes and culture.
The end of the stolen generation
By 1969, all states ha revoked the legislation allowing for the removal of Aboriginal children under the policy of 'protection'. In the following years, Aboriginal and Islander Child Care Agencies are set up to contest removal applications and provide alternatives to the removal of Indigenous children from their families.