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Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Equipment - Net Floats, Bef. 06-01-1984
... . The net floats are an example of fishing equipment used for many ...These net floats are handmade from lightweight cork wood and are used for suspending fishing nets in the water. Newspaper articles dated from 1848 to 1916 mention net fishing in Warrnambool's Hopkins and Merri rivers and Lady Bay. The Melbourne Argus dated January 11, 1848, published a quote from Captain Theobald of the vessels ELLEN and ELIZABETH, made on his first visit to Warrnambool "“…Fish are very plentiful here; on Christmas day a net was thrown into the Hopkins, and, after two or three draws, a boat load of beautiful fish was obtained…” The Argus, Melbourne, Sat. 29 May 1858, forwarded from The Examiner newspaper; "Extraordinary Fish. We have been presented with a very singular fish, caught by Mr. Meek in the Hopkins [Hopkins River, Warrnambool] last week. It is about three inches long, with a slate-coloured body, and a beautiful wing on each side. It was caught with other fish at night, in a net, and its eyes shone as bright as diamonds." A method for making cork net floats mentioned, in a 15th-century book, advised cutting the corks and then burning a hole through the centre of each one with a hot iron. The prepared corks were then joined together with a horsehair line. The cork's size and the line's thickness depended on the net's weight.The net floats are an example of fishing equipment used for many centuries and still in use today. In Warrnambool net fishing was a common practice from 1848 and became a livelihood for many fishermen.Cork net floats; lengths of 15 various sized cylindrical blocks of cork threaded onto string. warrnambool, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum, flagstaff hill maritime village, net floats, cork net floats, fishing, fisheries, fishing equipment, handmade, net fishing, fisheries act, andrew ferrier, william flett, warrnambool breakwater, merri river, hopkins river, captain theobald, ellen, elizabeth -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Equipment - Net Floats, 20th century
... . The net floats are an example of fishing equipment used for many ...These net floats are handmade from lightweight cork wood and are used for suspending fishing nets in the water. Newspaper articles dated from 1848 to 1916 mention net fishing in Warrnambool's Hopkins and Merri rivers and Lady Bay. The Melbourne Argus dated January 11, 1848, published a quote from Captain Theobald of the vessels ELLEN and ELIZABETH, made on his first visit to Warrnambool "“…Fish are very plentiful here; on Christmas day a net was thrown into the Hopkins, and, after two or three draws, a boat load of beautiful fish was obtained…” The Argus, Melbourne, Sat. 29 May 1858, forwarded from The Examiner newspaper; "Extraordinary Fish. We have been presented with a very singular fish, caught by Mr. Meek in the Hopkins [Hopkins River, Warrnambool] last week. It is about three inches long, with a slate-coloured body, and a beautiful wing on each side. It was caught with other fish at night, in a net, and its eyes shone as bright as diamonds." A method for making cork net floats mentioned, in a 15th-century book, advised cutting the corks and then burning a hole through the centre of each one with a hot iron. The prepared corks were then joined together with a horsehair line. The cork's size and the line's thickness depended on the net's weight.The net floats are an example of fishing equipment used for many centuries and still in use today. In Warrnambool net fishing was a common practice from 1848 and became a livelihood for many fishermen.Cork net floats; a set of two cylindrical blocks of varying sizes threaded onto strings.warrnambool, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum, flagstaff hill maritime village, net floats, cork net floats, fishing, fisheries, fishing equipment, handmade, net fishing, fisheries act, andrew ferrier, william flett, warrnambool breakwater, merri river, hopkins river, captain theobald, ellen, elizabeth -
Clunes Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPHS OF EVENTS
.1-.23 PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE GOLD FESTIVAL: .1 CDAS FLOAT .2 A PALOMINO WITH RIDER IN FRONT OF THE OLD LIBRARY .3 PEOPLE IN COSTUMES FROM THE GOLD MINING TIME .4 FLOAT FROM THE ANGLING CLUB ON A TRAILER WITH SHRUBS, 2 MEN, "GONE FISHING" ON THE SIDE .5 FLOAT : A TRAILER WITH PEOPLE IN COSTUMES .6 CLUNES PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS MARCHING IN COSTUMES .7 M FAWCETT ON A MECHANICAL HORSE .8 BARB ADAM WITH THE HOSPITAL FLOAT\ .9 CLUNES DISTRICT HEALTH SERVICE FLOAT .10 WHEEL BARROW RACE .11 HEALTH SERVICE FLOAT .12 PREPARING HEALTH SERVICE FLOAT .13 CLUNES LIONS CLUB FLOAT .14 A UTE WITH PEOPLE AND FRUIT FLOAT .15 MT CAMERON FIRE TRUCK .16 CLUNES GARDEN CLUB MARCHING WITH FLOWERS AND WHEEL BARROWS .17 MEMBERS OF THE BOWLING CLUB ON A TRUCK .18 CDAS FLOAT .19 M FAWCETT ON A MECHANICAL HORSE .20 PEOPLE IN FRASER STREET AT THE GOLD FESTIVAL .21 MARCHING FIRE BRIGADE .22 PEOPLE LINING FRASER STREET, WAITING FOR THE PARADE .23 CLUNES DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY FLOAT .24 PHOTOGRAPH OF VINTAGE CAR RALLY 2/2001 .25 MINERS WALK TO CLUNES .26 A GROUP OF PEOPLE SOCIALISING .27 PHOTOGRAPH OF PEOPLE AT "BACK TO CLUNES EASTER 1982" .25 WRITTEN ON BACK: JUDITH FAWCETT (BACK), ALISON HULL, JOSIE SEERS, JO BIDWELLgold festival, back to clunes 1982, miners walk, vintage car rally -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1985
... west of Western pier, attempting to re float the Posidon. Two... newspaper cutting November 1985 in album Fishing Industry Ships ...Three other photographs very similar, also newspaper cutting November 1985 in albumColour photograph showing bulldozer and rescuers on beach west of Western pier, attempting to re float the Posidon. Two fishing vessels standing by at sea, line of people holding long rope. Lakes Entrance Victoriafishing industry, ships and shipping, ocean -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1985
... west of Western pier, attempting to re float the Posidon. Two... Entrance gippsland includes two other photographs Fishing Industry ...includes two other photographsColour photograph showing bulldozer and rescuers on beach west of Western pier, attempting to re float the Posidon. Two fishing vessels standing by at sea, line of people holding long rope. Lakes Entrance Victoriafishing industry, ships and shipping, ocean -
Parks Victoria - Gabo Island Lightstation
Cork fragments
... . The piece with hole and split is a float off a fishing net. As cork... with hole and split is a float off a fishing net. As cork is also ...From accompanying interpretive sign,"Early life jackets and life- rings were made using cork for bouyancy. A poignant reminder of the risks facing seafarers". Triangular and rectangular pieces of cork are from old life jackets. Curved piece with canvas remnant and white paint is a section of an old life ring. The piece with hole and split is a float off a fishing net. As cork is also used to provide buoyancy to fishing nets, further information on these fragments, such as their degree of rarity, and the historic use of cork for buoyancy in relation to lightstations and rescue equipment would be helpful. They will have second level contributory significance if it can be established that they are historically associated with the functions of the lightstation. 1. Triangular shaped piece of cork, has holes and cracks. 2. Rectangular shaped piece of cork, has large holes through piece. Remains of white textile covering on two sides (long sides). Piece is slightly convex. 3. Rectangular pieceof cork. Corners are rounded . Rough pitted surface. 4. Tube shaped section of cork. Has hole through middle with split in one side extending to hole. Around outside there are even lines extending horizontally.