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Story: Whaling

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Ship-based whaling

  3. Shore-based whaling

  4. Pursuit and capture

  5. Māori and whaling

  6. Modern whaling and whale watching

  7. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Ship-based whaling

Sperm-oil candles

Sperm-oil candles

Scrimshaw

Scrimshaw

The whaler Britannia

The whaler Britannia

Hunting sperm whales

Hunting sperm whales

Whaleman’s shipping paper

Whaleman’s shipping paper

From page 2 - Shore-based whaling

Scraper

Scraper

New Zealand whaling stations

New Zealand whaling stations

Jillett's whaling station

Jillett's whaling station

Ōtākou whaling station

Ōtākou whaling station

Fyffe House

Fyffe House

Cutting blubber

Cutting blubber

Stripping a baby whale

Stripping a baby whale

From page 3 - Pursuit and capture

Shooting the harpoon

Shooting the harpoon (1st of 3)

Approaching a whale

Approaching a whale (2nd of 3)

Stripping the whale

Stripping the whale (3rd of 3)

Paremata whaling station

Paremata whaling station

Te Awaiti tryworks

Te Awaiti tryworks

Dividing the spoils

Dividing the spoils

Worser Heberley and Te Wai Nahi

Worser Heberley and Te Wai Nahi

Whangamumu whalers

Whangamumu whalers

From page 4 - Māori and whaling

Whalebone club

Whalebone club

George Toms

George Toms

Pouring whale oil

Pouring whale oil

Cutting up a whale

Cutting up a whale

From page 5 - Modern whaling and whale watching

Netting humpback whales

Netting humpback whales

Whaling in Cook Strait

Whaling in Cook Strait

Perano whaling

Perano whaling (1st of 2)

Whale steak

Whale steak (2nd of 2)

Norwegian whaling station, Stewart Island

Norwegian whaling station, Stewart Island

Dismembering a sperm whale

Dismembering a sperm whale

Ex-whalers watch whales

Ex-whalers watch whales

How to cite this page:

Jock Phillips, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/whaling/media (accessed 21 March 2023)

Story by Jock Phillips, published 12 Jun 2006

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