▁Third ▁Fle et ▁conv ict ▁ship ▁, ▁a ▁converted ▁wh aler . ▁ ▁B unker ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁P ly mouth , ▁Massachusetts , ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 1 , ▁a ▁direct ▁desc endant ▁of ▁two ▁ ▁families , ▁the ▁T ille ys ▁and ▁pil gr im ▁John ▁How land . ▁B unker ▁is ▁regarded ▁as ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁wh aling ▁industry . ▁He ▁is ▁cred ited ▁with ▁capt uring ▁the ▁first ▁wh ales ▁in ▁Australian ▁waters ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 7 9 1 . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁cred ited ▁with ▁being ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁exp or ters ▁and ▁trad ers ▁in ▁the ▁col ony . ▁B unker ▁export ed ▁wh ale ▁oil ▁back ▁to ▁England ▁and ▁soap ▁to ▁T ah iti . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁an ▁early ▁tr ader ▁with ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁He ▁trad ed ▁with ▁Britain , ▁India ▁and ▁China ▁and ▁export ed ▁se al ▁fur ▁taken ▁from ▁islands ▁off ▁Australia ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁B unker ▁also ▁char tered ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁NS W ▁coast ▁( Que ens land ), ▁the ▁B unker ▁Islands ▁off ▁Glad stone ▁and ▁also ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁Island ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁B unker ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Vice ▁Admir alty ▁Court ▁and ▁a ▁land holder ▁at ▁Bul an aming , ▁Bank st own ▁and ▁the ▁Hunter ▁Valley . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 1 , ▁B unker ▁was ▁granted ▁ ▁of ▁land ▁at ▁Bul an aming ▁near ▁Peters ham ▁Hill ▁in ▁