About this object"Belona"- Fishing boat owned by Barry Clulow. "Belona"was a 24 foot launch built by Bill Grey at Bulahdelah and driven by a 4 cylinder Bedford Diesel engine.
In 1961 Barry Clulow married Marie , daughter of Bowden Evens, oysterman, master boat builder and descendant of Frederick and Charles Evens, the first fishing charter boat owners in Port Stephens. In 1962 Barry joined the oyster industry and set out his first crop of oysters, 1000 sticks, second hand that had washed ashore and so began 50 years in the industry.
Forever experimenting the Clulows was the first family company in NSW to adopt Adjustable Long-line Cultivation which proved to be a positive, innovative change in an industry that is forever changing.
Place MadeOceanis, Australia, New South Wales, Bulahdelah
MakerBill Grey
Maker RoleShipwright
Date Made1905
PeriodMid 20th century
Formatjpeg
Object TypeFishing Vessel
Subject and Association KeywordsBoat building
Subject and Association KeywordsBoats
Subject and Association KeywordsFishing - commercial