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Story: Te whānau puha – whales

Whales ready for processing (1st of 3)

Whales ready for processing

These whales were brought ashore to be processed at Houhora, Northland, in 1910. Once a whale was landed, the next step was to flense it – strip the skin and blubber from the carcass.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Northwood Collection (PAColl-3077)
Reference: 1/2-051326; F

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Bradford Haami. 'Te whānau puha – whales', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 24-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/te-whanau-puha-whales/4/1/1