A SHORT SEASON
WHALES VERY NUMEROUS By Cable.—Press Association. — Copyright. Reed. 9.5 a.m. HOBART, To-day. The Norwegian whaling steamer N. T. Neilsen Alonso, with five chased* has returned after four months in the Antarctic. The expedition was the most successful that has set out from Hobart. The mother ship has 9,500 tons of oil, representing 57,000 barrels. The C. A. Larsen, which was sighted in the Ross Sea, is reported to have 70,000 barrels, and the Sir James Clark Ross 76,000. Whales were very numerous, and hunting had to cease several weeks earlier than was anticipated, as the tanks were filled to capacity.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 285, 22 February 1928, Page 1
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103A SHORT SEASON Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 285, 22 February 1928, Page 1
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