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Transcript: Mr Charles Wilson recalls fishing in the Georges River in the early twentieth century

Tom Thumb

Sydney Heritage Fleet

WL Holmes & Company

Cadman, John

Charlton, Matthew

Clontarf marina

Halvorsen boatshed

WM Ford's boatyard

Woodley's boatyard

'The Inundations at Marrickville: Rescuing the Homeless' May 1889

A creek, National Park 1886

A shady nook, Hawkesbury River 1886

Aboriginal men in boat on Narrabeen lagoon, c 1905

Apple Tree Bay, Bobbin Head

Australian prisoners-of-war returning home. Released Eighth Division men coming ashore by barge from the catalinas at Rose Bay 16 September 1945

Bennelong Point from Dawes Point c1804

Bob Drake working in Neverfail Bay 1999

Camp scene on the Hawkesbury 1886

Captain Waterhouse's house, Sidney [sic], the Vineyard, about 1798

Cruising Yacht Club of Australia at Rushcutters Bay, c1980

Departure of Miss Catherine Hayes from Sydney 18 October 1854

Detail of 'View in Broken Bay New South Wales. March 1788'

Detail showing the Governor's Bath House in view of Government House and Fort Macquarie from the Botanical Gardens 1846

Fishing off Garden Island, December 1876

Georges River in flood: volunteers unload a rowing boat from Le Tourneau 'Rock Buggy' before loading furniture from evacuated homes into the machine for higher ground, Milperra 16 June 1950

Head of Port Hacking River 1886

Her Majesty's mails being helped across Sydenham Road during the late heavy rains and floods in Sydney June 1889

Hungry Bay, Middle Harbour 1886

Luncheon Creek, National Park 1886

Mosman's Bay 1889

Oyster farmer Bob Drake working on his oyster lease, Georges River, Oatley 26 March 1960

Parsley Bay c1845

Part of the Crew of His Majesty's Ship Guardian endeavouring to escape in the Boats 1790

Pilot Boat, Sydney Harbour, c1860s

Pilot boat, Newcastle Harbour 1956

Sailing boats in Kippax Lake, Moore Park c1977

Spit Bridge opening 2004

Sunny corner, Manly 1886

Sydney, Government House 1802

Tender boat delivers passenger to flying boat Rose Bay 1938

The Battle of Berry's Bay - a battle with sharks in Sydney Harbour 7 March 1886

The Parade of Sail on Sydney Harbour on Australia Day, 26 January 1988

The Pilot boat, Sydney 1842

The Smith brothers and friends on their fishing boat, the Pastime, preparing for a leisurely sail on the Bay c1935

The Yacht 'Era' 1890

The landing place at Parramatta, Port Jackson c1809

Vietnamese on a boat from Vietnam, Darwin, November 1977

View - Port Hacking River 1886

View - Port Hacking River 1886

View - Still Creek, Hawkesbury River 1886

View in Port Jackson 1789

View of part of Sydney c1804

View of the dam over the river at Liverpool c1857

View, Manly 1886

Views from Kirribilli (Pilot Boat), 2008

Watercolour illustration of a group of Aboriginal people fishing, c1790s

Mr Charles Wilson recalls fishing in the Georges River in the early twentieth century, interviewed in 1986

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Transcript: Mr Charles Wilson recalls fishing in the Georges River in the early twentieth century

Mr Charles Wilson was born in 1904 and interviewed in 1986 for the 'Looking Back at Liverpool: An Oral History of the Liverpool Region 1900 to 1960.' Here he recalls the bountiful fish available to fishermen in the Georges River in the early twentieth century.

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Whaleboat of only 2.5 metres which was used for early coastal exploration by Bass and Flinders.

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Sydney Heritage Fleet

Subsidiary of Sydney Maritime Museum, who with over 600 volunteers, is responsible for preserving and crewing several unique heritage vessels.

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WL Holmes & Company

Boat building company which had various yards on McMahons Point.

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Cadman, John

Convict who became superintendant of government boats and received a free pardon in 1821.

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Charlton, Matthew

Early landholder and boat builder in the Berowra area.

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Clontarf marina

Berth and slipway services for some of Sydney's wealthy mariners.

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Halvorsen boatshed

Boatshed where Halvorsen launches, cruisers and yachts were built at Putney for most of the twentieth century.

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WM Ford's boatyard

Early shipbuilding yard at Berrys Bay.

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Woodley's boatyard

Early shipbuilding yard at Berrys Bay.

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'The Inundations at Marrickville: Rescuing the Homeless' May 1889

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National Library of Australia

[nla.news-page5789381]

(Illustrated Sydney News, 6 June 1889 p 14)

A creek, National Park 1886

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[Page 13a]

(from the album 'Works by Members of the Amateur Photographic Society of N.S.W presented by the Society to His Excellency Lord Carrington August 1886')

A shady nook, Hawkesbury River 1886

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[Page 8b]

(from the album 'Works by Members of the Amateur Photographic Society of N.S.W presented by the Society to His Excellency Lord Carrington August 1886')

Aboriginal men in boat on Narrabeen lagoon, c 1905

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From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

[a116488 / PXE 711/488]

(Mitchell Library)

Apple Tree Bay, Bobbin Head

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Contributed By

State Archives & Records New South Wales

[12932_a012_a012X2445000016]

Australian prisoners-of-war returning home. Released Eighth Division men coming ashore by barge from the catalinas at Rose Bay 16 ...

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Image courtesy of the

State Library of Victoria

[Acc No: H98.103/4220]

(Argus Newspaper Collection of Photographs)

Bennelong Point from Dawes Point c1804

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From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

[a1528483 / V1/1810/1]

(Mitchell Library)

Bob Drake working in Neverfail Bay 1999

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By

Rodger Robertson

Contributed By

Private collection

Rodger Robertson

Camp scene on the Hawkesbury 1886

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By

Contributed By

[Page 8a]

(from the album 'Works by Members of the Amateur Photographic Society of N.S.W presented by the Society to His Excellency Lord Carrington August 1886')

Captain Waterhouse's house, Sidney [sic], the Vineyard, about 1798

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From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

[a4814001 / SSV1B/Parr/6]

(Mitchell Library)

Cruising Yacht Club of Australia at Rushcutters Bay, c1980

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Contributed By

National Archives of Australia

[B4498, 186D7]

Departure of Miss Catherine Hayes from Sydney 18 October 1854

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By

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National Library of Australia

[nla.pic-an7979075]

Detail of 'View in Broken Bay New South Wales. March 1788'

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By

William Bradley

From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

[a3461013 / Safe 1/14, Opp p 90 (detail)]

(from: William Bradley - Drawings from his journal `A Voyage to New South Wales', 1802+, Mitchell Library)

Detail showing the Governor's Bath House in view of Government House and Fort Macquarie from the Botanical Gardens 1846

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By

George Edwards Peacock

From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

[DG 336 (detail)]

(Dixson Galleries)

Fishing off Garden Island, December 1876

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Image courtesy of the

State Library of Victoria

[IAN27/12/76/205]

(Illustrated Australian News, 27 December 1876, p203 Trove ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article60094848)

Georges River in flood: volunteers unload a rowing boat from Le Tourneau 'Rock Buggy' before loading furniture from evacuated homes ...

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From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

(The Sydney Morning Herald, 17 June 1950, p1)

Head of Port Hacking River 1886

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By

Contributed By

[Page 4b]

(from the album 'Works by Members of the Amateur Photographic Society of N.S.W presented by the Society to His Excellency Lord Carrington August 1886')

Her Majesty's mails being helped across Sydenham Road during the late heavy rains and floods in Sydney June 1889

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From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

(Australian Town and Country Journal, 8 June 1889, p27)

Hungry Bay, Middle Harbour 1886

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By

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[Page 1d]

(from the album 'Works by Members of the Amateur Photographic Society of N.S.W presented by the Society to His Excellency Lord Carrington August 1886')

Luncheon Creek, National Park 1886

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[Page 10c]

(from the album 'Works by Members of the Amateur Photographic Society of N.S.W presented by the Society to His Excellency Lord Carrington August 1886')

Mosman's Bay 1889

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By

Contributed By

Art Gallery of New South Wales

(pencil, watercolour, white gouache, 39.0 x 54.0cm; Purchased 1890)

Oyster farmer Bob Drake working on his oyster lease, Georges River, Oatley 26 March 1960

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By

From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

[d7_08249 / APA 08249]

(Mitchell Library)

Parsley Bay c1845

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By

George Edwards Peacock

From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

(Dixson Galleries)

Part of the Crew of His Majesty's Ship Guardian endeavouring to escape in the Boats 1790

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By

From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

[a1528530 / PXD 742/2]

(Mitchell Library)

Pilot Boat, Sydney Harbour, c1860s

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From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

[d1_47745 / GPO1 47745]

(Mitchell Library)

Pilot boat, Newcastle Harbour 1956

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By

From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

[hood_29088 / Home and Away 29088]

Sailing boats in Kippax Lake, Moore Park c1977

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Contributed By

City of Sydney Archives

[048\048167]

(SRC16613)

Spit Bridge opening 2004

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Image courtesy of

[0412-1604-75]

Sunny corner, Manly 1886

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[Page 24b]

(from the album 'Works by Members of the Amateur Photographic Society of N.S.W presented by the Society to His Excellency Lord Carrington August 1886')

Sydney, Government House 1802

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By

William Westall

Contributed By

National Library of Australia

[PIC Solander Box B19 #R4288]

Tender boat delivers passenger to flying boat Rose Bay 1938

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Contributed By

Qantas Heritage Collection

[Image 17, Forward thinking]

The Battle of Berry's Bay - a battle with sharks in Sydney Harbour 7 March 1886

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From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

(Illustrated Sydney News, 15 April 1886, p12)

The Parade of Sail on Sydney Harbour on Australia Day, 26 January 1988

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Contributed By

City of Sydney Archives

[018\018063]

(NSCA CRS 981/D7/1-9 [Box 39])

The Pilot boat, Sydney 1842

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By

Samuel Prout Hill

From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

[a1115024 / DL PXX 39, 24]

(Dixson Library)

The Smith brothers and friends on their fishing boat, the Pastime, preparing for a leisurely sail on the Bay c1935

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City of Botany Bay Library and Museum Services

The Yacht 'Era' 1890

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By

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Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences

(Tyrrell Photographic Collection)

The landing place at Parramatta, Port Jackson c1809

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By

George William Evans (attributed)

From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

[PXD 388 v3 f5]

(Mitchell Library)

Vietnamese on a boat from Vietnam, Darwin, November 1977

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By

Contributed By

National Library of Australia

[nla.pic-vn3209923]

View - Port Hacking River 1886

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By

Contributed By

[Page 15b]

(from the album 'Works by Members of the Amateur Photographic Society of N.S.W presented by the Society to His Excellency Lord Carrington August 1886')

View - Port Hacking River 1886

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By

Contributed By

[Page 15a]

(from the album 'Works by Members of the Amateur Photographic Society of N.S.W presented by the Society to His Excellency Lord Carrington August 1886')

View - Still Creek, Hawkesbury River 1886

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Contributed By

[Page 8d]

(from the album 'Works by Members of the Amateur Photographic Society of N.S.W presented by the Society to His Excellency Lord Carrington August 1886')

View in Port Jackson 1789

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By

Richard Clevely

From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

[a7225030 / DL PXX 84, 30]

(Dixson Library) (From Arthur Phillip, The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay, London, printed for John Stockdale, 1789, plate 4))

View of part of Sydney c1804

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By

Contributed By

National Library of Australia

[nla.pic-an4863559-1]

View of the dam over the river at Liverpool c1857

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By

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National Library of Australia

[nla.pic-an8008799]

(from 'The Australian picture pleasure book : illustrating the scenery, architecture, historical events, natural history, public characters &c', of Australia', published Sydney, JR Clarke, 1857)

View, Manly 1886

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By

Contributed By

[Page 26a]

(from the album 'Works by Members of the Amateur Photographic Society of N.S.W presented by the Society to His Excellency Lord Carrington August 1886')

Views from Kirribilli (Pilot Boat), 2008

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By

Brian Yoon Vee Yap

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[http://www.flickr.com/photos/yewenyi/2312241506/]

(yewenyi) (CC BY-NC 2.0)

Watercolour illustration of a group of Aboriginal people fishing, c1790s

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By

Philip Gidley (att) King

From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

[a2225005 / Banks Papers - Series 36a.05 (Safe 1 / 457), Series 36a : charts and illustrations, ca 1790s, 1803]

(Mitchell Library)

Mr Charles Wilson recalls fishing in the Georges River in the early twentieth century, interviewed in 1986

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Description

Mr Charles Wilson was born in 1904 and interviewed in 1986 for the 'Looking Back at Liverpool: An Oral History of the Liverpool Region 1900 to 1960.' Here he recalls the bountiful fish available to fishermen in the Georges River in the early twentieth century.
Transcript

CHARLES: I had a canoe and you couldn't sink it, it was a beautiful big twelve-foot canoe. And there was a locker in each end with a big Mintie tin, sealed, carry[ing] our stuff in. If it turned over then it wouldn't sink, you couldn't sink it, by the way it was built. But then I'd put a net across the river, and then I had a fifty-two hook line across the river. I used to catch stingrays and everything in that river. And you'd hear the tails going 'wish, wish', and a cow bell on the other end of it, and then the fishing line would fish. Any amount of perch, bream, bream was plentiful, flathead, flathead right here to the weir. I put a net across here at the weir one Saturday afternoon, come up the street here up to the hotel with the caretaker from the vineyard. I said I'm going back when the tide's in. Went back on a Sunday morning, pulled the net in. There was quite a number of flathead, but there was only the heads there, the eels ate the lot. But then if I worked around, come up with the net on a bit of a beach there, I caught quite a lot of fish there, quite a lot.

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Liverpool City Library

(Excerpt from interview with Mr Charles Wilson for the 'Looking back at Liverpool : an oral history of the Liverpool region 1900-1960' conducted in 1986 by Liverpool City Council, editor and project co-ordinator Catherine Johnson; researchers Angela Imbrosciano, Verica Miiosavijevic, Kathleen Smith)

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