YEAR :

YEAR :

1946

FISHING

BOATS

BEACH VEHICLES

ROAD

TEAM

NETS

TRAILERS

TRUCKS

OTHER FISHERMEN

Les Heberle

5.5m Launch

Nil

1934 Ford 2t

2 teams near Hopetoun

Ron Heberle Sr

3.8m Clinker

ice truck

No commercial fishing at Bremer

Norm Heberle

200m Cotton

1942 Ford 3t

Cyril Heberle

lease lend

Colin Gray*

CAMP

* = part season

Tents at south end of Reef Beach

SALMON CATCHES

ESTIMATED

CATCH

1946

NO DATA

TOTAL 25

tonnes (approx)

COMMENTS :

Probably caught about 25 tonnes whole, which was filleted and carted to Perth for sale to fish shops etc. Fished on Reef Beach, House Beach and Trigilow. Salmon fishing was a side line. Mainly caught other fish and shark for sale as fresh fish. Did not have a proper salmon net. Had no beach vehicles. The launch was used to tow the 3.8m salmon boat. Hassell�s grazing property was still operating in the Doubtful-Qualup-Jerramungup area.

YEAR :

1947

FISHING

BOATS

BEACH VEHICLES

ROAD

TEAM

NETS

TRAILERS

TRUCKS

OTHER FISHERMEN

Les Heberle

5.5m Launch

1942 Ford 3t 4x4

1934 Ford 2t

2 teams near Hopetoun

Ron Heberle Sr

3.8m Clinker

ice truck

No commercial fishing at Bremer

Eric Heberle

230m Cotton

1942 Ford 3t

Cyril Heberle

230m Cotton

CAMP

lease lend

Tents at south end of Reef Beach

SALMON CATCHES

ESTIMATED

CATCH

1947

NO DATA

TOTAL 65

tonnes (approx)

COMMENTS :

Probably caught about 65 tonnes whole, which was sold whole to Gardiner�s cannery in Perth. Small amounts were sold as fresh fish. Obtained first salmon nets and beach vehicle, 1942 Ford 3tonne 4x4 ("forby"). Caught 1017 sharks during 1947.

YEAR :

1948

FISHING

BOATS

BEACH VEHICLES

ROAD

TEAM

NETS

TRAILERS

TRUCKS

OTHER FISHERMEN

Les Heberle

4.6m Clinker

1942 Ford 3t 4x4

Fished with Wanns team

Ron Heberle Sr

3.8m Clinker

Cleaning machine

1952 Ford 5t buff

Opposed Hunts team

Eric Heberle

270m Hemp

Chipperfield at Bremer

Ernie Coyne

270m Hemp

CAMP

Cheyne Bch fishers at Bremer

Jack Coyne

Tents at south end of Reef Beach

in winter

2 teams near Hopetoun

SALMON CATCHES

ESTIMATED

CATCH

1948

NO DATA

TOTAL 60

tonnes (approx)

COMMENTS :

Probably caught about 60 tonnes whole (our share), which was sold to Gardiner�s cannery in Perth. Wanns team included 4 Wanns (Alex, Vic, Ron, ?), Allen Daniels, Val & ? Edwards, Clarrie & ? Dawes. Made track from Doubtful into Peppermint during this season. Fished Reef Beach, Trigilow and Peppermint. Salmon were carted to Perth via Qualup or Bremer, Jerramungup, Ongerup and Katanning. The government commenced negotiations with Ednie Hassell to purchase his Jerramungup-Qualup-Doubtful property.

YEAR :

1949

FISHING

BOATS

BEACH VEHICLES

ROAD

TEAM

NETS

TRAILERS

TRUCKS

OTHER FISHERMEN

Les Heberle

4.6m Clinker

1942 Ford 3t 4x4

1934 Ford 2t

Fished with Wanns

Ron Heberle Sr

3.8m Clinker

Cleaning machine

ice truck

Chipperfield at Bremer Bay

Cyril Heberle

270m Hemp

1942 Ford 3t

Cheyn Beach fishers at Bremer

Ernie Coyne

270m Hemp

CAMP

lease lend

in winter

Jack Coyne

(8.9cm mesh)

Tents at south end of Reef Beach

2 teams near Hopetoun

Cullinane & Cagnana at Peppermint

SALMON CATCHES

ESTIMATED

WHOLE

WEIGHT

CUMULATIVE

TONNES

WEIGHT

11 March

1949

7.08

15 March

3.90

10.98

21 March

5.95

16.93

28 March

1949

6.70

23.63

TOTAL 23.63

tonnes

COMMENTS :

Fished on Reef Beach, House Beach, Trigilow and Peppermint. The above catch figures are from Hunts receival records, as supplied by Dr Mike Walker. Probably also sent some salmon to Gardiner�s cannery in Perth. Some loads carted around Bremer Beach and transported to Albany via Rams Head, Chillinup and Chester Pass Road. First cleaning machine introduced during 1949. It incorporated a water pump, trough and brushes. Obtained the big (4.6m) clinker boat and first hemp net in 1949.