« Previous 1 … 7 8 9 10 11 … 15 Next »View by:lightboxlistTMA2021.00108; Fishing Boat owned by Charlie Verdich; Shipwright; Fishing Boat owned by Charlie Verdich Charlie Verdich was an oyster grower, boat builder, fisherman and eldest of 6 brothers who all saw their future in the oyster industry. In 1965 Charlie was asked to represent NSW Fisheries to travel to and advise the NZ Fisheries on the establishment of an oyster industry. In 1974 he was invited to make an oyster documentary for NSW Fisheries, focussed on the family involvement in the industry.; Fishing VesselTMA2021.00102.8.1; "Viking"; Shipwright; "Viking"- Commercial Fishing Boat - Port Stephens. Owned by Jen (Jack) Jenson who was born in Samso, Denmark. Jack arrived in Nelson Bay in 1915 and soon began snapper fishing and lobstering. When Jack realised that the best fishing grounds were off Seal Rocks, north of Broughton Island and that this necessitated staying out for a couple of days he set up a fishing humpy among the Geek fishermen at North Harbour on Broughton Island. This shack became the main accommodation for many fishing parties that used his boat and often stayed on for a week or two on the island, effectively making Jack one of Port Stephen's first charter boat operators. ; Fishing VesselTMA2021.00101; The Greek Fishing Fleet - Broughton Island; Shipwright; The Greek fishing fleet moored in North Harbour on Broughton Island. In the early 1900s two Greek merchant mariners, Nick Catsicas and Spiro Spathos, made their way to Nelson Bay and Broughton Island in particular as it was the closest they could find to their Greek Island homeland. Using their skills and knowledge of the sea they turned to fishing and lobstering to make a living and established, with other predominantly Greek fishermen, a small settlement behind the sand dues on North Beach, Broughton Island. The site, which they referred to as “Little Salonika”, being a reference to a region on the Aegean Sea, was well chosen as it gave protection from all winds and was adjacent to safe mooring for their boats. Other Greek fishermen were attracted to Broughton Island and the little community continued to grow with the arrival of Dimitrios Karageorgis, Nicholas Dennis, Hovis Kotrakis, Jack Orpanoas, Nick Vapos, Charlie Stavros and Johnny Pandaleon and oddly enough, a Danish master seaman, Jens “Jack” Jensen. Despite many setbacks, including fires that twice destroyed their homes on the island the Greek community continued to work the rich waters that surrounded the island well into the 1960s. ; Fishing VesselTMA2021.00100; "Seagull" ; Unknown; Shipwright; "Seagull"a fishing boat owned by Ken "Bat" Wilson was more commonly known as the "Bat Mobile". It was ideally designed for fishing the close reefs on Broughton Island.; PhotographTMA2021.00102.8.7; "Viking" Fishing Boat ; Shipwright; "Viking: The first fishing boat owned by Jen (Jack) Jenson. Jenson who was born in Samso, Denmark arrived in Nelson Bay in 1915 and soon began snapper fishing and lobstering. When Jack realised that the best fishing grounds were off Seal Rocks, north of Broughton Island and that this necessitated staying out for a couple of days he set up a fishing humpy among the Geek fishermen at North Harbour on Broughton Island. This shack became the main accommodation for many fishing parties that used his boat and often stayed on for a week or two on the island, effectively making Jack one of Port Stephen's first charter boat operators. ; Fishing VesselTMA2021.00005.2.1; Jacket, Mounted Police ; State Clothing Company; Manufacturer; Navy Blue Jacket, wool serge with breast pockets and lapels. ; 1926; Uniform; Wool/SergeTMA2021.00193; Photograph, "Pandora"; Unknown; Boat Builder; ‘’Pandora’’ Herb Williams, son of James ‘’Bunger’’ Williams who arrived in Nelson Bay in 1920, purchased the 32 foot ‘’Pandora’’, built in 1906. She was built of NZ kauri with a Hercules Diesel later to be replaced by a German air cooled Deutz but also carried a sail as a back up to the motor. ‘’Pandora’’ worked the waters north of the entrance to Port Stephens, around Broughton Island. The reefs from Broughton Island north to Seal Rocks had plentiful supplies of lobsters and snapper and it was north of Broughton that the most famous lobster ground was found – the ‘’Well’’. James’s son Herb worked ‘’Pandora’’ for prawns off Stockton Bight and on his retirement, he gave her away. Unfortunately, the 50-year-old boat was neglected by the new owner and sunk at its mooring in 1996. ; 1964; Fishing VesselTMA2021.00192; Photograph, "Kim Cherie"; Unknown; Boat Builder; "Kim Cherie"owned by Doug Spoule. At the time of the purchase Doug was 16 years of age. He purchased "Kim Cherie"from Bill Alexander of Woy Woy. Seen here meshing in Nelson Bay Harbour. ; 1964; Fishing VesselTMA2021.00191; Photograph, "Miranda Star"; Unknown; Boat Builder; ‘’Miranda Star’’ Purchased by Athol Sproule in 1977, originally from Ballina where she had fished the Clarence River. Athol and his brother Crofton had worked together for the last 30 years on "Pop's Last". After the purchase of "Miranda Stay" Crofton continued to work off Pop's Last until it was taken over by his son, Geoff. ; 1964; Fishing VesselTMA2021.00190; Photograph, "Topsy May" ; Unknown; Boat Builder; ‘’Topsy May’’ - Owned by Bert Presbury “Topsy May” was a 22-footer with a 10-12 Simplex to driver her. Bert together with his son, Alan, worked the coastline for rock lobsters and the beaches for travelling fish. The boat was so named after the nickname of Bert’s daughter May, Topsy. ; 1964; Oceania, Australia, New South Wales, Port Stephens, Nelson Bay; Fishing VesselTMA2021.00189; Photograph, "Terri K" ; Thompson, Sam; Boat Builder; "Terri K" Sister ship to one of Port Stephens longest serving and well-known boats ‘’Pops Last’’. Ken Sproule worked with Bert Presbury on this vessel owned by Roger Coyne.; 1964; Oceania, Australia, New South Wales, Port Stephens, Nelson Bay; Fishing VesselTMA2021.00188; Photograph, "Alma" ; Campbell, Arch; Boat Builder; "Alma", owned by Johnny Conway ws a 45 foot trawler with a 40 hp Southern Cross engine. She was built by Archie Campbell in 1945. Archie was originally a taxi driver from Sydney. ; 1964; Oceania, Australia, New South Wales, Port Stephens, Nelson Bay; Fishing Vessel
