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The Last Whale
About this book
At the end of the 1970s, one young reporter bears witness to the final days of Australia's whaling industry. Thirty years after the last whale was captured and slaughtered in Australia, this incisive account tells the very human story of the characters and events that brought whaling to an end. This fair and balanced account portrays the raw adventure of going to sea, the perils of being a whaler, and the commitment that leads activists to throw themselves into the path of an explosive harpoon. Accompanied by a wonderful photographic record of the time, this is the action-packed history of a town reliant on whaling dollars pitted against a determined band of protesters.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Table of Contents
- The Last Whale
- GREENPEACE
- 1: The Chaser: 20 June 1977
- 2: The Phantom: 20–24 June 1977
- 3: Willie
- 4: The Scroungers
- 5: Ahab of the Southern Ocean
- 6: The Whaler’s Life
- 7: The Studio: June 1977
- 8: Tarred and Feathered: August 1977
- 9: Peace Caravan: August 1977
- 10: At the Gates: Sunday, 28 August 1977
- 11: Bloody Compass: 1 September 1977
- 12: The Days Merge: September 1977
- 13: Harpoon: 5 September 1977
- 14: The Eye of the Whale: 22 September 1977
- 15: School Project: 1977
- 16: King Wave: 14 March 1978
- 17: Blood: June 1978
- 18: The Judge and Time of Death: July 1978
- 19: The Inquiry: 31 July 1978
- 20: A better way to die?: Tuesday 1 August 1978
- 21: The last whale: 21 November 1978
- 22: What happened to them?: 2007
- Postscript: The Phantom
- Acknowledgements
