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Collecting whale oil (3rd of 3)

Collecting whale oil

Once the blubber had been boiled down, the oil was scooped off the water and stored. Here, oil is being poured into a large metal barrel.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: 1/2-068883; F

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Bradford Haami. 'Te whānau puha – whales', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 24-Sep-11
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