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Survival of A People: Using our Natural Resources 1875-1975
Images: Transport

 
A dragger, the Lady Elaine c. 1970s
55 of 88 		Hauling herring nets. The fish will be used for bait.
56 of 88 		Billy and Glenn Welch bring the herring catch aboard.
57 of 88 		Fish weirs located near 'Irishtown', Brier Island
58 of 88 		Glenn Welch splits a fish aboard a hand lining boat.
59 of 88 		Lawrence Prime hauls his line aboard the board.
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Checking the lines which have been run from the boat.
61 of 88 		Lawrence Prime splitting a fish at the Freeport wharf.
62 of 88 		Larry Prime with fish on fork. His father, Lawrence watches.
63 of 88 		Cleveland Morrell
64 of 88 		Preparing to ship salt fish from Tiverton.
65 of 88 		Loading vessels at the Government Wharf with salt fish for trade.
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A hand barrow, used to transport salt fish from fish flakes to vessels.
67 of 88 		Loading fish from the flakes to a truck to be taken to a vessel for shipping.
68 of 88 		The freighter ' Tagati' iced up during a voyage. L to R: Grafton Outhouse, Frank Thurber
69 of 88 		Melbourne MacDormand's Fish Plant, c.1940
70 of 88 		Lobster traps on the Government Wharf await 'Setting day', the last Monday in November
71 of 88 		Dry Lobster Smacks
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