The story of Pelorus Jack : the white dolphin of French Pass, New Zealand with Maori legends

Maker and Role
Author: Jack Cowan (b.1870, d.1943)
Publisher: Whitcombe & Tombs
 Production date
Circa 1930
 Description
First ed. published 1912. Traces the life of the albino dolphin who so faithfully guided every ship through the Cook Strait for twenty-four years that the New Zealand government passed a special law to protect him.

Object detail

Production Place
Auckland/Auckland Region/New Zealand
Object Type
booklet
Edition
2nd ed.
Measurements
35 p. : ill., maps ; 20 cm.
Collection
Field Collection
Keywords
Ngà„ti Kuia (Te Waipounamu) (New Zealand people)
Maker
Subjects
Pelorus Jack (Dolphin)
Dolphins - New Zealand - Folklore
Legends - New Zealand
Marlborough Sounds (N.Z.) - History
Ngati Kuia (Maori people)
Other Reference Numbers
919.3 COW
Credit Line
Cowan, J. [1930]. The story of Pelorus Jack: The white dolphin of French Pass, New Zealand with Maori legends. Auckland, N.Z.: Whitcombe & Tombs.

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