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    South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary

    Fishing

    Also see:
    Adelaide - Markets - Fish Market
    South Australia - Sport - Fishing.

    Miscellany

    "Trawling for Fish - Early South Australian Efforts" is in the Register,
    2 May 1907, page 6f.

    "Fishing in South Australia" is discussed in the South Australian,
    8 August 1848, page 2d.
    Reminiscences of the industry are in the Observer,
    1 December 1894, page 42e.

    Deep sea fishing in St Vincent Gulf is reported in the Advertiser,
    19 July 1859, page 2g.

    "The Fish Trade With the Natives" is in the Observer,
    7 December 1861, page 5f.

    "Fish-Curing" is in the Register,
    23 May 1864, page 3a,
    Observer,
    28 May 1864, page 4g; also see
    Express,
    23 May 1864, page 2e.

    A deep sea fisherman has a tale of woe in the Advertiser,
    7 April 1865, page 2f.

    "Sea Fish and Fisheries" is in the Register,
    10 February 1868, page 2d.

    "An Old Industry Revived [Sealing]" is in the Register,
    1 May 1871, page 3e.
    "A Sealing Cruise" is in the Register,
    24 May 1873, page 5c,
    "Sealing Party in Distress" in the Register,
    23 and 26 January 1885, pages 6e and 5a,
    18 February 1885, page 6f,
    "The Seal Industry" is in the Observer,
    31 July 1886, page 30c.

    Barracouta fishing is described in the Observer,
    11 November 1871, page 7g.

    An editorial on the industry are in the Observer,
    20 January 1872, page 10e,
    Advertiser,
    1 March 1879, page 4d.

    Trawling is discussed in the Register,
    23 February 1872, page 6b.

    "South Australian Eels" is in the Observer,
    7 February 1874, page 7e.

    A description of schnapper fishing in Saint Vincent Gulf is in the Register,
    22 November 1875, page 6e; also see
    4 June 1892, page 4g,
    2 May 1903, page 6c,
    23 June 1903, page 8f.

    "A Trawling and Dredging Trip" is in the Observer,
    21 April 1877, page 10a,
    "Fish Preservation and Supply" on
    14 September 1878, page 10b; also see
    Chronicle,
    7 September 1878, page 5f,
    Observer,
    28 January 1888, page 29e.

    "Our Fish Supply" is discussed in the Chronicle,
    8 March 1879, page 1b (supp.),
    Advertiser,
    15 May 1880, page 6b.

    A proposed fishing company is discussed in the Register,
    28 January 1880, page 5b.
    The launching of the company's steamer, Dolphin, is reported in the Register,
    10 October 1881, page 6d.
    A meeting of the SA Fishing Co is reported in the Register,
    3 May 1883, page 6f; also see
    5 and 17 May 1883, pages 1d (supp.) and 4g,
    3, 5 and 8 May 1883, pages 6f, 1d (supp.) and 6b,
    17 and 19 May 1883, pages 4g and 5c,
    14 June 1883, page 5b,
    14 and 26 January 1885, pages 6e and 4h.

    "The Fish Supply" is in the Register,
    22 May 1880, page 4g,
    22 July 1880, page 7c.
    "Fish Preservation" is in the Register,
    22 June 1880, page 4e.
    Information on the industry is in the Express,
    8 June 1886, page 4c.

    "The Seal Industry" is in the Register,
    26 July 1886, page 5c.

    "Fish for Adelaide" is in the Register,
    16 April 1887, page 4h.,
    19 May 1887, page 5b.

    "A New Colonial Industry" (preserving fish in tins) is reported in the Chronicle,
    23 and 30 April 1887, pages 23c and 5d,
    Observer,
    23 and 30 April 1887, pages 31c and 29e,
    7 May 1887, page 27d.

    "What Can be Produced From an Acre of Sea" is in the Register,
    1 November 1887, page 7c.

    "The Shark Season" is in the Register,
    21 December 1887, page 5b,
    "A Shark Industry" in the Advertiser,
    17 September 1926, page 13a.

    "The Adelaide Fish Supply" is in the Observer,
    15 February 1890, page 37a,
    "Our Fish Supply" on
    14 May 1892, page 25a.

    "The Fishing Industry" is in the Chronicle,
    30 January 1892, page 8e.

    "South Australian Fisheries" is in the Register,
    4 June 1892, page 4g.

    "The Fishermen and Fishmongers Picnic" is in the Observer,
    24 November 1894, page 15d.

    "The Fish Trade" is in the Register,
    23 November 1894, page 6e.

    "Fish Supply in Australia" is in the Register,
    9 March 1896, page 4d.

    "Our Fisheries - An Unworked Field" is in the Register on
    13 February 1899, page 5h,
    "Our Fisheries - With the Schnapper Fishers" on
    17 March 1899, page 7a.

    The fishing industry is discussed in the Advertiser,
    9 April 1898, page 6e,
    19 May 1898, page 6a,
    Observer,
    25 March 1899, page 45a,
    21 April 1900, page 30d,
    Register,
    17 April 1900, page 6i,
    19 April 1902, page 6e,
    Observer,
    9 August 1902, page 4d,
    Advertiser,
    12 and 26 November 1902, pages 4c and 6c,
    10 December 1902, page 7d,
    Register,
    20 and 25 November 1902, pages 3g and 6c; also see
    Chronicle,
    3 January 1903, page 31a,
    Register,
    2 May 1903, page 6c,
    23 June 1903, page 8f,
    30 September 1903, page 4d,
    3 October 1903, page 4c.

    "The Fish Supply" is in the Register,
    28 October 1903, page 5i.

    Also see Advertiser,
    23 June 1903, page 4c,
    12 October 1903, page 4c,
    Register,
    16 February 1904, page 4d,
    Advertiser,
    16 September 1904, page 4d,
    Register,
    20 September 1904, page 4d,
    25 October 1904, page 4h,
    Advertiser,
    18 July 1905, page 8e,
    Register,
    3 and 14 August 1905, pages 4f and 3h,
    Observer,
    19 August 1905, page 41c,
    Express,
    2 March 1906, page 8b.

    "Fresh Fish for Adelaide" is in the Advertiser,
    16 February 1906, page 6e; also see
    27 February 1906, page 4b,
    2 March 1906, page 8b.

    "The Fish Supply - Alleged Monopoly" is in the Advertiser,
    1 August 1908, page 10i.

    "The Fisheries" is in the Register,
    2 March 1906, page 8d.

    "Fish, Fishermen and Fishing" is in the Register on
    8, 12, 15 and 19 June 1907, pages 13f, 8c-9h, 14c and 9a; also see
    6 September 1907, page 5d,
    14 January 1908, page 8d,
    Advertiser,
    23 May 1908, page 6c.

    "Fishing in South Australia" is in the Observer,
    4 July 1908, page 50d,
    "The Harvest of the Deep" on
    5 September 1908, page 44a,
    "Around Our Fishing Grounds" on
    12 September 1908, page 46a,
    "Our Fishing Industry" on
    13 February 1909, page 53c.

    Also see Register,
    26 June 1908, page 3f,
    1 and 2 September 1908, pages 6c and 5c,
    9 September 1909, page 4c,
    17 and 27 January 1911, pages 8a and 4g,
    2 February 1911, page 6c.

    An editorial on the industry is in the Advertiser,
    31 December 1907, page 6c,
    "The Fish Supply" on
    27 April 1908, page 11a.

    "What's in a Name - Tommy Rough or Herring" is in the Register,
    8 September 1908, page 7d; also see
    3 November 1908, page 9d,
    "Around Our Fishing Grounds" on
    8 September 1908, page 9a,
    "Harvest of the Deep" on
    12 September 1908, page 10d,
    "Our Fishing Industry" on
    9 February 1909, page 7g.

    "Scottish Fishermen Wrecked" is in the Register,
    15 December 1908, page 9a.

    "Our Fisheries" is in the Advertiser,
    6 August 1909, page 6d; also see
    22 July 1910, page 6d,
    7 October 1910, page 9d,
    14 February 1911, page 10d.

    "Fisheries" is in the Register,
    9 September 1909, page 4c.

    "The Sponge Industry" is discussed in the Advertiser,
    9 and 23 July 1910, pages 21e and 12g.

    "A Neglected Industry" is in the Express,
    30 November 1910, page 1i.

    "Fishermen in Conclave - The Inaugural Conference" is in the Register,
    1 and 3 December 1910, pages 5i and 19c,
    Observer
    3 December 1910, page 24a.

    "Fish and Fishermen" is in the Advertiser,
    1 and 2 December 1910, pages 10d-14a and 8f,
    "A Fishing Excursion" on
    28 December 1910, page 11a,
    "Fishermen in Conclave" in the Observer,
    3 and 10 December 1910, pages 24a and 49d.

    "The Fishing Industry" is in the Observer,
    21 January 1911, page 43a.

    "Cheap Fish - Wholesale Auctions in Light Square" is in the Advertiser,
    28 November 1911, page 13c; also see
    2 December 1911, page 17h,
    1 and 3 February 1913, pages 19c and 14e.

    "Fish" is in the Register,
    24 and 29 November 1911, pages 6d and 6f.

    "Trawl Fishing" is in the Observer,
    27 April 1912, page 46a,
    Register,
    22 February 1913, page 18d,
    12 July 1913, page 16a,
    "A Trawling Cruise" on
    10, 17 and 31 October 1914, pages 42d, 45a and 22b.

    "Where Are the Fish? - What Is Being Done" is in the Register,
    7 March 1914, page 15g.

    "Protect Young Fish - Italian Fishermen Attacked" is in the Register,
    13 and 18 June 1914, pages 11g and 5h,
    Observer,
    20 June 1914, page 48d.

    "The Fish Industry - Catering for Adelaide" is in the Observer,
    12 June 1915, page 52a.

    "The Fish Supply" is in the Express,
    17 December 1914, page 3e,
    Observer,
    3 February 1917, page 49b.

    "Angling and Net Fishing" is in the Advertiser,
    9 July 1917, page 9c.

    "Where Are the Fish?" is in the Register on
    7 March 1914, page 15g,
    "Protect Young Fish" on
    13 and 18 June 1914, pages 11g and 5h; also see
    Advertiser,
    7 November 1914, page 14f,
    17 December 1914, page 6d,
    Register,
    12 December 1914, page 8f,
    15 April 1915, page 4d.

    Also see Advertiser,
    13 and 28 May 1915, pages 12d and 8e,
    25 and 26 June 1915, pages 6g and 14f,
    Register,
    31 July 1915, page 4d,
    Advertiser,
    23 March 1916, page 6c.

    Biographical details of W.G. Randall, Inspector of Fisheries, are in the Register,
    30 August 1916, page 6i,
    Observer,
    20 August 1927, page 46e.

    "Facts About Fish" is in the Register,
    21 September 1917, page 5d,
    Observer,
    29 September 1917, page 40e.

    Also see Register,
    23 January 1918, page 6i,
    Express,
    25 July 1919, page 1d,
    Advertiser,
    1 and 4 August 1919, pages 6f and 7d,
    Register,
    30 November 1921, page 4f,
    18 August 1928, page 5c,
    Advertiser,
    5 February 1930, page 14c.

    "Our Fisheries - Critical Notes" is in the Register,
    18, 27 and 28 August 1919, pages 9d, 9c and 5c,
    South Australian Fisheries" on
    30 November 1921, page 4f.

    "Food From the Sea" is in The Mail,
    11 August 1923, page 9f.

    A proposed fishermen's association is commented upon in the Advertiser,
    18 March 1924, page 15e.

    "A Shark Industry" is in the Advertiser,
    17 September 1926, page 13a.

    "Larger Mesh Nets Suggested" is in The News,
    22 May 1928, page 2d.
    Information on the industry appears on
    11 September 1928, page 16a,
    "Question of Net Fishing" in the Observer,
    15 December 1928, page 94c.

    "Depleted Supplies - Enquiry Needed" is in the Register,
    18 August 1928, page 5c,
    Observer,
    25 August 1928, page 56d.

    "Developing the Fishing Industry" is in the Advertiser,
    29 August 1928, page 12h.

    "Question of Net Fishing" is in the Observer,
    15 December 1928, page 94c.

    "Reaping the Harvest of the Sea" is in The News,
    20 June 1931, page 4e; also see
    25 January 1933, page 4e.

    "Developing Our Fish Industry" is in The News,
    7 November 1936, page 5h.

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