The beowas would follow him along the beach communicating back and forth with him.
It was a strong friendship between these beowas, and my people, Holmes reflects.
Whalers off Twofold Bay, New South Wales, 1867 by Sir Oswald Brierly.
While the men harvested the meat, the killer whales enjoyed the delicacy of the tongue.
Some would breach atop the whale, near the blowhole, attempting to submerge and drown it.
Once the prey was driven into shallower waters, local hunters swiftly dispatched them.
Only after the beowas had had their feast, the carcass was collected for processing.
This arrangement was called “the law of the tongue”.
Old Tom swimming alongside a whaling boat that is being towed by a harpooned whale.
There have been many theories regarding the disappearance of the killer whales from Twofold Bay.
This senseless act of violence reverberated deeply within the Aboriginal community.
It was said that only seven members of the once 30 strong pod returned the following year.
The skeleton of Old Tom at Killer Whale Museum in Eden.
