About this object"Riptide" owed by Charles Robert Brayden "Charlie" Pratt. A 20 foot vessel built by Bowden Evens for Charlie.
Bowden Evens and the Lilleys taught Charlie the basics of farming oysters, his first lease at Tahlee known as "Jack in the Box" and a lease in Swan Bay eventually selling to Stan Phillips. Charlie the purchased leases on the Tea Gardens side of the Bay which came to be known as "Pratty's" along with leases in the Karuah River towards Allworth.
Place MadeOceania, Australia, New South Wales, Port Stephens
MakerBowden Evens
Maker RoleShipwright
PeriodMid 20th century
Formatjpeg
Object TypeFishing Vessel
Subject and Association KeywordsBoat building
Subject and Association KeywordsBoats
Subject and Association KeywordsFishing - commercial
