Gleaming with new paint, the 600-ton Australian Whaling Commission catcher Carnarvon is pictured just before she slides into the water from the Fremantle slipway after her annual refit.She will have trials today in preparation for the whaling season which begins in June.The Carnarvon is the veteran of the Commission fleet, with five commission fleet, with five seasons behind her and 1,354 whales to her credit-top score for the Babbage Island fleet.Whaling companies in this State are now overhauling their gear in readiness for the new season. May 01, 1955.
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