Humpback on the slip and whaleboat “generator” the land station in Bay of Islands, Far North District, Northland, New Zealand.
Photographer: Leo White, Whites Aviation Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library
Year: Unknown
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Whaling boat “Hetty W. Wave” (AM 9) returns whale in tow.
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Whaling boat “Hetty W. Wave” (AM 9) returns whale in tow.
Notice harpoon pointing straight ahead. I'm pretty sure this is against regulations. As far as I know were cannon swung out to the side and secured in case it was fired accidentally. Maybe someone else can shed some light on this.
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A/S Ørnens hvalbåt “Hauken” with whale along the side. “Hauken” caught only Kokeriet “Admiralen” Bjørnøya and Svalbard and so in recent seasons at the South Shetland Islands and the Antarctic.
The story takes you her.
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photographer unknown.
Whaler “whale”. The boat belonged Tønsberg Interest Company for Whaling and was built in 1882 by Akers (b.nr. 96).
Year: 1882-1915.
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