A 40 foot whale was washed up on Foxton Beach during a heavy gale. It attracted many visitors including school children who were given a holiday for the purpose of viewing the whale. A syndicate which "tried out" the blubber obtained several barrels of oil, and were offered £10 for the head.
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Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Date
- July 1913
- Digitisation ID
- 2011P_Fo52_004869
- Held In
- Coolstore
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Creation
- Created By
- Unknown
- Place
- Manawatu
Object rights
- License
- No Known Restrictions
Taxonomy
- Community Tags
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