The Eden Killer Whale Museum is a museum in Eden,

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. It was originally built to house the skeleton of the

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" Old Tom" and tell the story of Old Tom and the other Killer whales of Eden. The local historical society is based at the museum, where it displays and houses between five and ten thousand items, focusing on the Australian whaling industry, general maritime and fishing artifacts, the timber industry, and local social history.

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Eden Killer Whale Museum
History of New South Wales Orcas Museums in New South Wales Whaling museums South Coast (New South Wales) Maritime museums in Australia Whaling in Australia 1931 establishments in Australia Eden, New South Wales {{NewSouthWales-struct-stub