Whalers were a cosmopolitan lot who worked hard and played hard. This 1901 photograph of whalers at the Cook brothers’ station at Whangamumu, Northland, shows the tough male community. Many of them were Māori.
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Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira
Reference:
C2293
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Tukunga
Referring to the photograph
Elizabeth Wilson (not verified)
06 o Noema 2011
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