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Blue bottles-have long tentacles that they wrap around their prey and sting. They sting us too!
Tiger sharks are predators and are known to be the second most dangerous sharks for human after the great white. They are called tiger sharks because of the stripes on their body.
{Lola's animals.doc}

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.
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.
{Mia's whaling.doc}

Bundjalung people tell this story to their children as a warning that if they swam at Broken Head,
they, too might drown and transform into stone.
{Jordans'Arakwal Dream Time Story.pdf}

To find out about signifcant Arakwal heritage sites check this website:
http://arakwal.com.au/category/significant-sites/
AN ARAKWAL DREAM TIME STORY retold by Jordan
One day three sisters decided to go swimming at Broken Head (south of Byron Bay).
The youngest sister swam out into the ocean and got caught in a treacherous current flowing between the rocks. Her two older sisters swam to save her but they were also caught in the same treacherous current. No matter how hard they tried to swim out of the current, they could not get out of it. They screamed and cried out loud for help, but to their dismay no one was around.Slowly the three of them became exhausted fighting against the current and drowned after a despairing fight. Many years later they turned into stones that carry their names.
Bundjalung people tell this story to their children as a warning that if they swam at Broken Head,
they, too might drown and transform into stone.

Go to this website to find out about the birds that share our shore:
http://www.byronbirdbuddies.com.au/index.php?pageid=78
Animals in Byron's Sea
by Lola
Two dangerous animals in the Byron Bay marine sea are the Blue Bottle and the tiger shark.
Blue bottles-have long tentacles that they wrap around their prey and sting. They sting us too!
Tiger sharks are predators and are known to be the second most dangerous sharks for human after the great white. They are called tiger sharks because of the stripes on their body.

Whaling by Mia
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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treaties were signed by most whaling countries. Whaling in Byron Bay went from 1954 to 1962.
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.

Visit this website to find out about whaling in Byron Bay:
http://www.bigvolcano.com.au/human/whaling.htm
Whaling
Whaling by Mia 1978 when International treaties
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treaties were signed
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.
10.6 metres.
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