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THE MEMORY OF THE OLD SEADOGS WHO
SAILED OUT OF SYDNEY COVE 1791-1891
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Preface to the Second Edition
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1.
The Old-Time Whalers reach the Pacific and the First Australian Settlement is Founded Chapter 2.
The Early Days of South Sea Whaling Chapter 3.
Ancient whalers Re-invented. The Rise of Australasian Bay Whaling Chapter 4.
Australasian Bay Whaling (continued) Chapter 5.
The Whalemen of 1810-1860 and their Adventures in the Pacific and in the Australian Bight Chapter 6.
Deep-sea Whaling and Australia in the "Romantic" Days of Mosman and Ben Boyd Chapter 7.
The High-water Mark and the Decline of Whaling Chapter 8.
Whaling Extraordinary at Twofold Bay, which might almost be called a "Museum Piece" of Ancient Whaling in Modern Times Chapter 9.
The Intermezzo - A Unique Use for a Whaler Chapter 10.
Modern Whaling Commences with Guns and Steam, but the Yankees and the British Lose it to the Norwegians Chapter 11.
Captain Larsen makes Modern Whaling a Success in the Southern hemisphere Chapter 12.
Norwegians in Australian Waters between 1911 and the Great War Chapter 13.
More about the Norwegians and Western Australia 1913-15 Chapter 14.
The Latest Phase in Whaling Chapter 15.
For the Protection of the Whale Chapter 16.
The Scientist and the Whale. The Age of a Whale and its Domestic Habits. Regulation and Extinction Appendix I.
A Whaling Poem Appendix II.
Some Comparisons and values Appendix III.
Norwegian Government Regulations of 1929 Appendix IV.
Table 1. Sydney Customs Returns, 1826-1875
Table 2. Expenses and Profits of WhalingAppendix V.
The Preliminary Draft Convention of the League of Nations for the Regulation of Whaling. Geneva, 1930 Bibliography.