Fishing

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NameFishingDescriptionThe Hockey family were arguably the most well-known fishing family in Shellharbour. Mostly, they caught salmon, mullet, bream, blackfish or jewfish. Albert Hockey could spot and follow fish from the shore. He would pace the beach at the same rate that the fish were moving. By watching him on the beach, fishermen in the boats out at sea, would know where to put the nets down, and get a good catch.

In the early days, fishermen would pack a case or two of flathead in blocks of ice from the Illawarra Cooperative Central Dairy (ICCD) factory, and send them to Sydney to be sold. Lake Illawarra was a great source of fish. Sometimes, fishermen teamed up, and all went out to fish together. In those days, the lake was thick with prawns. Prawns were cooked directly on the lake shore, usually in big tanks or drums filled with water, and heated over a fire. The prawns were then laid out on big wire nets to cool, packed into boxwood boxes, filled with core salt, and loaded onto Mr. Massey’s truck. From here, they were delivered to Albion Park Rail Station, to meet the 2 o’clock train, bound for the Sydney markets.

Fishing Catch 1952.

Fishermen L-R: Westy Hall, Harry Bush, Bert Sears, . Fish - 2 Kingfish 40lbs, 5 Jewfish 20-22 lbs, 5 Schnapper 8-14lbs.

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PersonBush, Henrietta (nee Lewis)PlaceBass Point ReserveLocalityShellharbour VillageLake IllawarraShellharbour City LGAFamilyHockeyRelated ItemFishing catch 1952Fish catch at Maloney’s Bay, Bass PointPulling in the fishing net, Shellharbour

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