Australian whaler Waterwitch arrived at Hobart, Tasmania according to the Australian newspaper The Mercury dated Tuesday 21 August 1862

 

Fishermen in boats have been attacking a whale but one boat is upset and a man is falling out. Coloured engraving by F. Duncan after W.J. Huggins 1834

An item reported that the whaler Waterwitch arrived last night at Hobart, Tasmania after 11 months, taken in that period 60 tuns sperm oil, principally caught off New Caledonia, During the past 16 months were her results 118 tuns of sperm oil, gross value near 10,000 pound sterling.