We are pleased to announce the availability of a database of Australian Colonial Whaling Ship Voyages from 1805 through 1898. The database lists the voyages made by the whaling vessels that were owned, registered or based in Australian ports. A few British whalers are also included, some due to the fact they were temporarily based in an Australian port and others because they were owned, or part-owned, by Australian residents although registered and based in Britain.
The database was built from six lists compiled by Mark Howard—The voyages; The fleet; The owners; The captains; The crewmen; and Where the Australian Whalers Went.