Development of whaling and sealing Flashcards
Exports of what three things enabled colonies to buy goods needed for the new colony?
Whalebone, whale oil, and sealskins
true or false: success and survival of the colony relied far more on whaling and sealing than agriculture in the early years
true
When did the whaling and sealing industries begin?
who were they dominated by
After the arrival of Captain Thomas Melvill’s third fleet, 1791.
Emancipists and currency lads
What were the contractors for the transportation of the third fleet able to do before returning to London?
Go whaling.
Who broke the EIC’s monopoly by taking 260 tons of sealskin oil to England?
when did this happen?
Robert Campbell, Scottish merchant.
1805.
What did Campbell establish through doing this?
Free trade of skins and oil between the colony and England.
Why could the trade be established easily in Sydney and Hobart?
Both places were teeming with whales, so whaling could be done with open-bottom dories rather than large ships. This was cheaper.
What was Gov Arthur warned in 1826?
Trade was at risk of annihilation; no limit to killings during breeding season.
What had sheep numbers risen to by 1805?
the colony grew enough what?
therefore, which industry’s importance grew?
20,000.
Grain to feed itself.
Agriculture.
Who owned 1/4 of sheep?
what kind of sheep were imported?
therefore, he took Australia’s first export of ____ back to Britain.
MacArthur.
Merino sheep.
bale.
What were exports of wool valued at by 1830?
£2m.
