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In 1837 Captain Richard Crozier who was en route from Sydney to the Swan River Colony in command of the Cruizer-class "HMS Victor", anchored just off Granite Island and named the sheltered waters in the lee of the island 'Victor Harbor' after his ship. About the same time two whaling stations were established, one at the Bluff (Rosetta Head) and the other near the point opposite Granite Island. Whale oil became South Australia’s first export. The last whale was caught off Port Victor in 1872. At the Bluff, below the present Whaler’s Inn, we find this old anchor, and nearby a plaque commemorating the establishment of the whale fishery. There is also a framed text listing noteworthy events in the late 1800s. |
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