Whaling Around Australia Australia's Coast of Coral and Pearl by Max Colwell twentieth century buildings and scenes that sum buildings and scenes that sum up Australia The manuscript remained unpublished and came to the attention of Desmond Eyles when he was collecting material for his history of the Royal Doulton Potteries (Royal Doulton 1815 1965) "Whaling Around Australia Australia's first industry preceded the colonialists and provided a most hazardous way of earning a living In Whaling Around Australia Max Colwell shows the true place of the whaleman among the folk heroes of the past and gives an insight into what was once a vital part of life in Australian waters