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Survival of A People: Using our Natural Resources 1875-1975
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Herring Seiners at wharf
37 of 66 		A dragger, the Lady Elaine c. 1970s
38 of 66 		Hauling herring nets. The fish will be used for bait.
39 of 66 		Billy and Glenn Welch bring the herring catch aboard.
40 of 66 		Fish weirs located near 'Irishtown', Brier Island
41 of 66 		Glenn Welch splits a fish aboard a hand lining boat.
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Lawrence Prime hauls his line aboard the board.
43 of 66 		Checking the lines which have been run from the boat.
44 of 66 		Lawrence Prime splitting a fish at the Freeport wharf.
45 of 66 		Larry Prime with fish on fork. His father, Lawrence watches.
46 of 66 		Cleveland Morrell
47 of 66 		Loading vessels at the Government Wharf with salt fish for trade.
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The freighter ' Tagati' iced up during a voyage. L to R: Grafton Outhouse, Frank Thurber
49 of 66 		Melbourne MacDormand's Fish Plant, c.1940
50 of 66 		Lobster traps on the Government Wharf await 'Setting day', the last Monday in November
51 of 66 		Dry Lobster Smacks
52 of 66 		The 'Chester Marshall' and 'Grace Kirby' picking up lobsters from a D.B. Kenney lobster car.
53 of 66 		A large turtle caught by local fishermen.
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