| Collection |
Marlborough Province - down the decades from early days |
| Photographer |
Brayshaw, Norman Henry |
| Description |
A black and white photograph of a photograph showing a dead humpback whale at Perano's Whaling Station in Queen Charlotte Sound.
Information written on the back of the photograph in blue ink by Norm Brayshaw: "Copy of photograph 116 ex Bohally School display 1959. Perano's Whaling Works. No. 18-35."
Information as typed by Norm Brayshaw: "Whaling. Ref.18/B5. Perano's whaling works, making the initial cut in a humpback whale." Includes a negative.
A scan of this photograph will be used in the Changing European History Gallery 3 display in commemoration of the Marlborough Provincial 150th anniversary on 1 November 2009.
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Caption December 2009:
Making the initial cutting on a freshly caught Humpback Whale at Peranos' whaling station.
The flenser would then cut the blubber so that it could be peeled off in huge strips using steam-winch drivers. One, or perhaps two, chasers towed in the mammal for up to 20 km to the station. In later years, the Perano's whaling mother ships, such as the Torea, towed in the catch with a whale lashed to either side. Once at the whaling station, a whale was winched up the slipway. Flensing off the blubber was done on the concrete deck.
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| Year range to |
1959 |
| Object ID |
2009.067.0088 |
| Object Name |
Photograph |
| Place |
Queen Charlotte Sound/Tory Channel/Fishing Bay |
| Title |
Humpback Whale at Perano's Whaling Station |
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