First published in The Age on July 18, 1968
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50 years on: A fishing feud leads to sabotage, guns and politicians
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50 years on: A fishing feud leads to sabotage, guns and politicians
He who has the most fishing rods WINS !
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Re: 50 years on: A fishing feud leads to sabotage, guns and politicians
Always interesting hearing about the history of the town!
Sure were some wild times.
Sure were some wild times.
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Re: 50 years on: A fishing feud leads to sabotage, guns and politicians
Was at least one murder, a lot of punchups and one boat drilled full of holes in lakes entrance, at the time
There's nothing . . . absolutely nothing . . . half so much worth doing as simply messing around in boats.
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Re: 50 years on: A fishing feud leads to sabotage, guns and politicians
Imagine any small fishing town would have some fascinating history within this sector.
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Re: 50 years on: A fishing feud leads to sabotage, guns and politicians
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
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Re: 50 years on: A fishing feud leads to sabotage, guns and politicians
Don’t think they were allowed it just happened
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Re: 50 years on: A fishing feud leads to sabotage, guns and politicians
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
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