Whales Then and Now - Tangalooma Whale Station's History

In 1950 the Australian Company Whale Products Pty Ltd was formed. Tangalooma was chosen as the site for the largest land -based whaling station in the southern hemisphere.
The first two humpback whales were harpooned in June 1952 near Cape Moreton marking the beginning of operation. By October, the Station had killed and processed the yearly quota of 600 whales, with the season lasting only 124 days.
In June 1963 the Tangalooma Whaling Station was sold to a syndicate of Gold Coast businessmen. In 1980 the resort was purchased by a local Brisbane family, the Osborne’s.
Today, Tangalooma Island Resort is still owned and operated by the Osborne family, Brian and Betty, along with sons Jeff and Glenn.

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I lived on the KOS-2 whaler in the 60s and Kos-1 was scrapped and sunk as part of a artificial reef. Kos-2 was built in 1929 and joined K-1 in the early 70s . K-2 was refitted in a Brisbane dry dock the 60s and was used as a reef fishing boat.