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Whale Tales

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 * __ What year did whaling start and finish? __** Commercial Whaling in Australia really developed in the late 1820’s. Australia ceased Whaling in 1978 when ======

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 * __ How many whales were killed each year? __** By 1845 26 000 whales had been killed. Between 1936 and 1938 more than 12 000 Humpback whales were killed. While the Byron Bay whaling station operated 1 146 whales were killed. ======

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 * __ What was the largest whale the whalers caught? __** The largest whale caught at Byron Bay was a female 15.9 metres long.The minimum legal length was 10.6 metres. ======