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50 years on: A fishing feud leads to sabotage, guns and politicians
Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2021 6:50 pm
by hornet
Re: 50 years on: A fishing feud leads to sabotage, guns and politicians
Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2021 7:03 pm
by Andrews
Always interesting hearing about the history of the town!
Sure were some wild times.
Re: 50 years on: A fishing feud leads to sabotage, guns and politicians
Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2021 4:27 am
by re-tyred
Was at least one murder, a lot of punchups and one boat drilled full of holes in lakes entrance, at the time
Re: 50 years on: A fishing feud leads to sabotage, guns and politicians
Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2021 6:44 am
by rb85
Imagine any small fishing town would have some fascinating history within this sector.
Re: 50 years on: A fishing feud leads to sabotage, guns and politicians
Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2021 7:59 am
by Kenle
I didn't know we were alowed to shoot sharks and seal with shotguns back then. Sammy the Seal would have to think twice before stealing the fisherman's catch with a 12 guage pointing at him lol
Re: 50 years on: A fishing feud leads to sabotage, guns and politicians
Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2021 9:48 am
by rb85
Kenle wrote: ↑Mon Mar 22, 2021 7:59 am
I didn't know we were alowed to shoot sharks and seal with shotguns back then. Sammy the Seal would have to think twice before stealing the fisherman's catch with a 12 guage pointing at him lol
Don’t think they were allowed it just happened
Re: 50 years on: A fishing feud leads to sabotage, guns and politicians
Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2021 11:57 am
by re-tyred
We often caught Bronzies and Mako to send to market. A shot in the head made them easier to haul onboard. Seals would have a go at the bag of fish when hauling it up. Some people would shoot them, other would fire into the water near them , to scare them off. You don't see many guns on boat these days