My First Whaling Cruise single work   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 1872... 1872 My First Whaling Cruise
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The narrator, born in Hobart Town in 1836, was the son of a well-to-do mechanic and had a good education until he ran away to sea when around 14 years old. At first he was involved in the she-oak trade then took up whaling in the Pacific. (PB)

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  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Australian Journal vol. 7 no. 80 January 1872 Z1053654 1872 periodical issue 1872 pg. 281-285
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