254 tons (1831-1852) Probably Sydney’s longest lived whaler. Built in Java in 1815 and broken up in 1918. Runnymede (1849-1881) Sydney Packet Built in Sydney, Australia Sapphire (1855-1888) Venus 288 tons (1831-1835) In 1831 ventured to latitude 72 degrees south and within the Antarctic circle. Waterwitch 243 tons (1842-1895) Woodlark 238 tons (1820-1854) In literature Novels about Australian whaling include, Herman Melville, Omoo (1847); Ernest Wells, Hemp (1933); two by Will Lawson, Harpoons Ahoy (1938), and, In Ben Boyd’s Day (1939); Tim Winton, Shallows (1984); Iris Nesdale, The Bay Whalers (1985); Bryce Courtenay, Tommo and Hawk (1997); Jeane Upjohn, The Young Whalers (2002); Fiona Kidman, The Captive Wife (2005); Nerida Newton, Death of a Whaler (2006) and Shirley Barrett, Rush Oh! (2015). See also Economic history of Australia Eden Killer Whale Museum International Whaling Commission Whale watching in Australia Whaling in Western Australia Cheyne Beach Whaling Station Benjamin Boyd Eber Bunker Robert Towns Whaling in the United Kingdom :Category:Australian people in whaling, a list of captains, shipowners and others in the industry References Howard, Mark, "A bibliography of Australian whaling in the nineteenth century," International Journal of Maritime History, 27 (2) May 2015, pp.328-347. Little, Barbara, "The sealing and whaling industries in Australia before 1850," Australian Economic History Review, 9 (2) September 1969, pp. 109-127. Notes External links History of whaling in Australia, Department of the Environment and Energy, Australian Government. Australia's whaling history, whales.org.au Australian Whaling History, wildaboutwhales.com.au Start of whaling, National Museum Australia. Whaling in South Australia, southaustralianhistory.com.au Sydney's whaling fleet, dictionaryofsydney.org Whaling in Tasmania The Companion to Tasmanian History. Economic history of Australia Sperm whales Baleen whales Toothed whales 19th-century economic history Maritime museums in Australia History of Australia (1788–1850) 19th century in Sydney 19th century in Tasmania 19th century in New South Wales History of Australia (1851–1900) Economic history of Tasmania Maritime history of Tasmania Economic history of New South Wales Maritime history of New South Wales