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NOTES ON TASMANIAN WHALING, 



Whale itself. The Whale was found particularly in the 

 neighbourhood of the S.W. Cape as it passed East and 

 West in its pursuit of the "Squid." The smaller ships 

 from Hobart Town cruised off the Cape and towed the 

 Whales they secured into Port Davey or Recherche to 

 "try" them out. The larger ships passed by way of the 

 South West Cape to the various whaling grounds, i.e. — 



Middle Grounds — Which lay between Sydney and New 

 Zealand and So-uth of Norfolk Island. The famous "Three 

 Kings" and French Rock lay within the Middle Grounds. 



Northern Grounds. — -Which were north of Norfolk 

 Island and between the Australian Coast and New Cale- 

 donia. These included Cato's Banks, Woodlark Island, 

 St. Christoval's, and the Cumberland Shoals. 



Western Grounds — From South West Cape to the 

 Leeuwin, and including Kangaroo Island, South East 

 Island, Portlock's Reef, and Grindley's Island (at West and 

 East end of Great Australian Bight). 



Eastern Grounds — The Solanders, west of Foveaux 

 Straits, and Chatham Islands (in whaling times the Pyra/- 

 mid). 



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