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Otago Daily Times and witness
jubilee edition 1898. |
William PALMER Tommy CHASLAND John WILSON William STAPLES John McKENZIE James PHILLIPS Thomas ASHDOWN John LEONARD BONNETT Joe RYAN George GROMSHAW James BROWN Jogn McGREGOR Tom BOOBIE James WHYBROW Sam PERKINS Long HARRY] Scotch JACK ]WEST COAST PILOTS William COOPER Robert BROWN Jim BOYS Harry MCKAY Big TOM William BANKER |
| Frederick TUCKETT, the surveyor,
was in the district in 1844, and made the following reference to Tautuku;-
There is a whaling station managed by PALMER, a brother of our pilot.........A
number of whales have been seen and pursued, but without success. There
were two boats manned and a third would be ready shortly.
In 1840 the only white men in Otago, with the exception
of WILLSHER and RUSSELL who lived at Willsher Bay, were the whalers at
Tautaku. |
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