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Biography: Howell, John

Whalers

Whalers

In the 1830s Lewis Acker (seated left) was employed at the Southland whaling station of John Howell (seated right).

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Eva Wilson. 'Howell, John', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1990. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/2372/whalers-0 (accessed 4 June 2026).