Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Lord Howe Island Group' has mentioned 'Whaling' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
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| [9] It subsequently became a provisioning port for the whaling industry,[10] and was permanently settled in June 1834. | WIKI |
| [11] When whaling declined, the 1880s saw the beginning of the worldwide export of the endemic kentia palms,[12] which remains a key component of the island's economy. | WIKI |
| [29] Between 1789 and 1791, the Pacific whale industry was born with British and American whaling ships chasing sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) along the equator to the Gilbert and Ellice archipelago, then south into Australian and New Zealand waters. | WIKI |
| The island was subsequently visited by many government and whaling ships sailing between New South Wales and Norfolk Island and across the Pacific, including many from the American whaling fleet, so its reputation as a provisioning port preceded settlement,[10] with some ships leaving goats and pigs on the island as food for future visitors. | WIKI |
| Between July and October 1791, the Third Fleet ships arrived at Sydney and within days, the deckwork was being reconstructed for a future in the lucrative whaling industry. | WIKI |
| Whale oil was to become Australia's most profitable export until the 1830s, and the whaling industry shaped Lord Howe Island's early history. | WIKI |
| Permanent settlement on Lord Howe was established in June 1834, when the British whaling barque Caroline, sailing from New Zealand and commanded by Captain John Blinkenthorpe, landed at what is now known as Blinky Beach. | WIKI |
| They left three men, George Ashdown, James Bishop, and Chapman, who were employed by a Sydney whaling firm to establish a supply station. | WIKI |
| Around 1853, a further three settlers arrived on the American whaling barque Belle, captained by Ichabod Handy. | WIKI |
| From the early 1860s, whaling declined rapidly with the increasing use of petroleum, the onset of the California Gold Rush, and the American Civil Warxe2x80x94with unfortunate consequences for the island. | WIKI |
| [50] Around this time, a downturn of trade began with the demise of the whaling industry and sometimes six to 12 months passed without a vessel calling. | WIKI |
| [170] Black rats were released from provisioning whaling ships in the 1840s and mice from Norfolk Island in 1860. | WIKI |