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Fishing Industry in Nelson Bay - Alfred Mitchell & George Pain - 29 July 1989
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SummaryInterview by Julie Tregarthen in 1989 with Alfred Mitchell & George Pain about the growth and development of the fishing industry in Nelson Bay.
Alfred was born in 1910 in New Zealand. His family moved to Port Stephens to take up farming. The fishing techniques used were beach seine netting, net fishing, cray fishing and trapping. The catch would be loaded onto lorries with ice and transported to Newcastle, and later to Sydney.
Alfred was a foundation member of the fishermen's Co-op in Newcastle and he says that the government played an important role in the growth of the industry in Nelson's Bay.
George was born in 1916 in Anna Bay, Port Stephens. His family had been market gardeners before moving into the fishing industry. He speaks about the different species of fish and the future of the fishing industry.
SubjectPain, GeorgeMitchell, AlfredPort Stephens (N.S.W.)FarmingFishingIndustryAgricultureMarketsPersonTregarthen , Julie Pain, GeorgeMitchell, AlfredInterview log
Date Created29th July 1989Location[1] IdentifierA6970 (vi)_Mitchell Pain
Alfred was born in 1910 in New Zealand. His family moved to Port Stephens to take up farming. The fishing techniques used were beach seine netting, net fishing, cray fishing and trapping. The catch would be loaded onto lorries with ice and transported to Newcastle, and later to Sydney.
Alfred was a foundation member of the fishermen's Co-op in Newcastle and he says that the government played an important role in the growth of the industry in Nelson's Bay.
George was born in 1916 in Anna Bay, Port Stephens. His family had been market gardeners before moving into the fishing industry. He speaks about the different species of fish and the future of the fishing industry.
SubjectPain, GeorgeMitchell, AlfredPort Stephens (N.S.W.)FarmingFishingIndustryAgricultureMarketsPersonTregarthen , Julie Pain, GeorgeMitchell, AlfredInterview logDate Created29th July 1989Location[1] IdentifierA6970 (vi)_Mitchell Painloading google map....
Fishing Industry in Nelson Bay - Alfred Mitchell & George Pain - 29 July 1989 , [A6970 (vi)_Mitchell Pain]. Living Histories, accessed 10/06/2023, https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/74689