One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph of the Two Masted Cray Fishing Boat "Hilda Norling" tied up at the Rhyll Jetty.local history, photography, photographs, film maritime technology, boats, cray fishing boat "hilda norling", shipping, cray fishing, hilda norling, rhyll jetty, john jenner, bryant west

One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph showing portion of the fishing Fleet tied up at the San Remo Jetty with portion of San Remo Township in background.local history, photography, photographs, maritime technology, boats, the fishing fleet at san remo, shipping, fishing fleet, san remo jetty, john jenner, bryant west

One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph of the newly built Fishing Boat "Kyeema" being transported from stocks to water at Newhaven.local history, photography, photographs, maritime technology, ship building, lacco & sons newhaven, black & white photograph, shipping, fishing boats, boat building, newhaven, fishing boat "kyeema" ready for launching, john jenner, bryant west

One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph taken from Phillip Island Bridge looking down on Fishing Boat "Kyeema" completing speed trials. Passengers and Crew on deck.local history, photography, photographs, boats, fishing boat "kyeema" completing speed trials, shipping, fishing boats, kyeema, john jenner, bryant west

One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph of the Fishing Boat "Kyeema" ready for launching on the slipway at Newhaven with B. Johnstone's Fishing Boat "Evening Star" on slips in background.local history, photography, photographs, ship building, fishing boat "kyeema" ready for launching, black & white photograph, shipping, fishing boats, kyeema, evening star, b johnstone, john jenner, bryant west

One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph of first Double ended Fishing Boat built by G. M. Lacco at Queensclifflocal history, photography, photographs, maritime technology, boats, double ended fishing boat on rollers on sand, shipping, double ended fishing boats, g m lacco, queenscliff, john jenner, bryant west

One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph of the newly built Shark fishing boat "Margaret White". built by George Armstrong at Newhaven. Fourteen people aboard and many people on the Newhaven Jetty in background.local history, photography, photographs, maritime technology, ship building, shark fishing boat "margaret white", shipping, shark fishing boats, newhaven jetty, john jenner, bryant west

One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph of Fishing Boat "Seagull" in full sail.local history, photography, photographs, boats, fishing boat "seagull", black & white photograph, fishing boats, yachts, seagull, john jenner, bryant west

One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph of the first Motor Boat in Western Port. W. J. Kennon's "Iperna" 1913local history, photography, photographs, maritime technology, boats, motor boat "iperna", black & white photograph, motor boats, fishing boats, w. j. kennon, john jenner, bryant west

One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph of W. J. Kennon & D. Justice building the "Hollydene" at Saltwater River. 1930local history, photography, photographs, ship building, "hollydene" under construction, black & white photograph, fishing boats, hollydene, w j kennon, d justice, john jenner, bryant west

One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph of an unnamed Fishing Ketch on Dorward's slip at Rhyll.local history, photography, photographs, maritime technology, boats, a fishing ketch on dorward's slip, black & white photograph, fishing ketch, rhyll, john jenner, bryant west

One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph of a Shark being hauled aboard the fishing boat "Stella Maris"local history, photography, shark fishing, black & white photograph, stella maris, fishing boats, john jenner, bryant west

Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photograph collection dating from the mid-nineteenth century to the last decade. This series of photographs show candid pictures taken by previous residents of the Island. Black and white photograph showing a group of five men on a furled sailboat. Photograph shows a body of water and a view of Churchill Island in the backgroundCatalogue number written in pencil on reverse. Four different styles of handwriting on reverse in pencil. 'Going fishing' 'on Harry Jenkins' big boat c.1941' '946' '69'churchill island, photograph, harry jenkins

Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large collection of photographs. This series shows Harry Jenkins' activities around the Island.Photograph of two children sitting on the stern of a boat holding the rudder, and a man standing on the side, with a smaller dinghy visible in the background.OUT FISHING/EASTER 1957 [handwritten on reverse in blue pen] [catalogue number written on reverse in pencil]churchill island, photograph, harry jenkins

A black and white photograph of Trooper Normie Rowe views a number of Vietnamese fishing boats stopped in a "free fire zone". Under the rules at the time, the fishermen stood a good chance of losing their catch as well their boats, as being arrested for breaking the law.photograph, trooper normie rowe

William Withers and Edward Ryan drowned near Point Lonsdale on 19 October 1954 when they tried to enter the Rip at Port Phillip Heads against an ebb tide with a strong south-west wind blowing. They were sailing a large crayfishing boat, the 'Robert John', returning with a load of crayfish from King Island.Photograph shows William (Bill) Withers and Edward Ryan who worked in the local Queenscliff and Victorian fishing industry. The commercial fishing industry developed in Queenscliff from the 1860s, with early fishing developing around the couta boat and barracouta fishing. Crayfishing and shark fishing also became important, especially as the supplies and popularity of barracouta as a commercial species waned. Local Queenscliff fishermen often fished outside Port Phillip into Bass Strait and had to navigate the dangerous entry to Port Phillip, known as 'The Rip', with its turbulent and variable water and weather conditions. This added to the everyday dangers of sailing faced by fishermen in their industry. The local fishermen often had the local knowledge of these waters, but the fishing community in Queenscliff also lived with the threat or fear that the Rip could rob them of one of their own. The entrance to Port Phillip with this Rip is the scene of many shipwrecks,often resulting in tragic loss of life or injuries, including passenger and cargo ships travelling to/from Melbourne and Geelong as well as accidents to local Queenscliff and Port Phillip sailors such as the fishermen or sea pilots. A B/W photograph of two Queenscliff fishermen, William (Bill) Withers and Edward Ryaninformation about photo and donation handwrittten on backfishermen, queenscliff fishermen, withers, william withers, ryan, edward ryan, robert john crayfish boat, shipwreck, port phillip