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1947 Whaling in new Zealand
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0:38Now PlayingDate: 27th January 1947
Location: New Zealand
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
NEW ZEALAND: Cook Strait:
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NEW ZEALAND Whaling in Cook Strait. Very good shots of whale being hit with a harpoon gun. Finally, blown up with compressed air on the ship
WHALES Hunting whales in New Zealand's Cook Strait. Good shot of whale in sea. Harpoon going in it. Later, strung up from the ship filled with compressed air.
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Notches, carcass, blubber, butchering
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