YEAR :

YEAR :

1950

FISHING

BOATS

BEACH VEHICLES

ROAD

TEAM

NETS

TRAILERS

TRUCKS

OTHER FISHERMEN

Les Heberle

5.5m Launch

1942 Ford 3t 4x4

1934 Ford 2t

Fished with Chipperfield, Andre

Ron Heberle Sr

3.8m Clinker

Cleaning machine

ice truck

Shenfield, Cook at Bremer

Cyril Heberle

270m Hemp

1942 Ford 3t

2 teams near Hopetoun

Ernie Coyne

270m Hemp

lease lend

? Harris

CAMP

Tents at south end of Reef Beach

SALMON CATCHES

ESTIMATED

WHOLE

DATE

WEIGHT

CUM'TIVE

CAUGHT

TONNES

WEIGHT

25 Feb

1950

26 Feb

27 Feb

28 Feb

1 March

2 March

3 March

4 March

5 March

6 March

7 March

8 March

9 March

10 March

11 March

5.31

12 March

13 March

14 March

15 March

16 March

17 March

18 March

1.03

6.34

19 March

20 March

21 March

5.20

11.54

22 March

23 March

24 March

3.44

14.98

25 March

26 March

27 March

0.39

15.37

28 March

29 March

5.02

20.39

30 March

31 March

1 April

2 April

3 April

4 April

1950

TOTAL 20.39

tonnes

COMMENTS :

Started :

Finished :

Days :

Used a conversion factor of Headed & Gutted weight x 1.42 to convert to whole weight. The above catch figures are from Hunts receival records. Probably also sent some fish to Gardiner�s cannery in Perth. The cleaning machine was improved by the addition of a guillotine. Chipperfield�s team included Andre, Edwards and Wignells. This was Cyril Heberle�s last salmon season.

YEAR :

1951

FISHING

BOATS

BEACH VEHICLES

ROAD

TEAM

NETS

TRAILERS

TRUCKS

OTHER FISHERMEN

Les Heberle

5.5m Launch

1942 Ford 3t 4x4

1934 Ford 2t

Fished with Chipperfield, Andre

Ron Heberle Sr

3.8m Clinker

Cleaning machine

ice truck

Cullinane at Bremer

Some of following

270m Hemp

1942 Ford 3t

2 teams near Hopetoun

Ernie Coyne

270m Hemp

CAMP

lease lend

Jack Coyne

Tents at south end of Reef Beach

Cleve Johns

Keith Farmer

Claude Rodd

SALMON CATCHES

ESTIMATED

WHOLE

DATE

WEIGHT

CUM'TIVE

CAUGHT

TONNES

WEIGHT

24 Feb

1951

25 Feb

26 Feb

27 Feb

28 Feb

1 March

2 March

3 March

4 March

5 March

6 March

7 March

8 March

9 March

10 March

11 March

5.72

12 March

13 March

4.00

9.72

14 March

15 March

6.84

16.56

16 March

5.19

21.75

17 March

18 March

19 March

20 March

4.42

26.17

21 March

22 March

4.56

30.73

23 March

24 March

6.96

37.69

25 March

26 March

7.92

45.61

27 March

28 March

3.22

48.83

29 March

6.18

55.01

30 March

31 March

1 April

11.34

66.35

2 April

3 April

4 April

1951

TOTAL 66.35

tonnes

COMMENTS :

Started :

Finished :

Days :

Carted fish around Bremer Beach until got bogged. Wellstead townsite gazetted at Bremer Bay. During the period 1946-1951 fished for sharks more than salmon. From 1952 onwards caught all available salmon, except for small schools.

YEAR :

1952

FISHING

BOATS

BEACH VEHICLES

ROAD

TEAM

NETS

TRAILERS

TRUCKS

OTHER FISHERMEN

Les Heberle

4.6m Clinker

1942 Ford 3t 4x4

Fished with Chipperfield & Andre

Ron Heberle Sr

3.8m Clinker

Cleaning machine

1952 Ford 5t buff

Cullinane at Bremer

Some of following

270m Hemp

Ernie Coyne

270m Hemp

CAMP

Jack Coyne

Tents at south end of Reef Beach

Cleve Johns

Keith Farmer

Claude Rodd

SALMON CATCHES

ESTIMATED

WHOLE

DATE

WEIGHT

CUM'TIVE

CAUGHT

TONNES

WEIGHT

24 Feb

1952

25 Feb

26 Feb

27 Feb

28 Feb

29 Feb

1 March

2 March

3 March

4 March

5 March

4.14

6 March

7 March

3.00

7.41

8 March

9 March

10 March

1.27

8.41

11 March

12 March

3.40

11.81

13 March

1.65

13.46

14 March

2.17

15.63

15 March

16 March

17 March

2.46

18.09

18 March

19 March

20 March

5.01

23.10

21 March

22 March

7.25

30.35

23 March

24 March

25 March

26 March

3.50

33.85

27 March

2.37

36.22

28 March

5.42

41.64

29 March

30 March

31 March

1.59

43.23

1 April

3.26

46.49

2 April

3 April

1.41

47.90

6 April

1952

0.01

47.91

TOTAL 47.91

tonnes

COMMENTS :

Started :

Finished :

Days :

Bought a new truck, the 1952 Ford 5 tonne "buff truck". Hassell�s Doubtful Island and Qualup properties were sold by the government to private buyers. The remaining stock were left to their own devices.

YEAR :

1953

FISHING

BOATS

BEACH VEHICLES

ROAD

TEAM

NETS

TRAILERS

TRUCKS

OTHER FISHERMEN

Les Heberle

4.6m Clinker

1942 Ford 3t 4x4

Opposed Chipperfield & Andre

Ron Heberle Sr

3.8m Clinker

Cleaning machine

1952 Ford 5t buff

Cullinane, Morris at Bremer

Some of following

270m Hemp

Ernie Coyne

270m Hemp

CAMP

Jack Coyne

Tents at south end of Reef Beach

Cleve Johns

Keith Farmer

Claude Rodd

SALMON CATCHES

ESTIMATED

WHOLE

DATE

WEIGHT

CUM'TIVE

CAUGHT

TONNES

WEIGHT

20 Feb

1953

24 Feb

25 Feb

26 Feb

27 Feb

28 Feb

1 March

2 March

3 March

6.05

4 March

5 March

6 March

7 March

8 March

9 March

7.04

13.09

10 March

11 March

5.03

18.12

12 March

13 March

2.60

20.72

14 March

15 March

9.41

30.13

16 March

17 March

18 March

6.00

36.13

19 March

20 March

0.94

37.07

21 March

22 March

2.87

39.94

23 March

24 March

1.19

41.13

25 March

1.38

42.51

26 March

27 March

28 March

29 March

0.35

42.86

30 March

31 March

1 April

2 April

3 April

4 April

1959

TOTAL 42.86

tonnes

COMMENTS :

Started :

Finished :

Days :

Cullinane�s team (which included Frank Bentley and Brian Jackman) were based at Bremer but caught some fish at Trigilow. Floods in February caused problems in transporting fish to the cannery.

YEAR :

1954

FISHING

BOATS

BEACH VEHICLES

ROAD

TEAM

NETS

TRAILERS

TRUCKS

OTHER FISHERMEN

Les Heberle

4.6m Clinker

1942 Ford 3t 4x4

1942 Ford 3t

Fished with Wignells

Ron Heberle Sr

3.8m Clinker

Cleaning machine

lease lend

Morris at Bremer (with Bentley)

Some of following

270m Hemp

1952 Ford 5t buff

Cullinane at Trigilow

Ernie Coyne

270m Hemp

CAMP

1954 Ford 5tgreen

Jack Coyne

Tents at south end of Reef Beach.

Cleve Johns

Keith Farmer

Claude Rodd

SALMON CATCHES

ESTIMATED

WHOLE

DATE

WEIGHT

CUM'TIVE

CAUGHT

TONNES

WEIGHT

15 Feb

1954

4.78

19 Feb

3.10

7.88

21 Feb

9.80

17.68

25 Feb

4.32

22.00

26 Feb

27 Feb

5.85

27.85

28 Feb

1 March

12.07

39.92

2 March

3 March

4 March

3.88

43.80

5 March

8.85

52.65

6 March

7 March

8 March

4.32

56.97

9 March

10 March

11 March

12 March

13 March

1.92

58.89

14 March

15 March

4.41

63.30

16 March

17 March

6.00

69.30

18 March

3.83

73.13

19 March

4.96

78.09

20 March

8.72

86.81

21 March

22 March

23 March

11.87

98.68

24 March

25 March

26 March

27 March

12.33

111.01

28 March

29 March

30 March

31 March

1 April

2 April

3 April

1954

1.76

112.77

TOTAL 112.77

tonnes

COMMENTS :

Started :

Finished :

Days :

This was the best season to date. The above catch figures relate to Heberle�s share of fish sent to Hunts only. The total catch including Wignell�s share was 169.2 tonnes whole. A further 40 tonnes whole (approximately) was sent to Gardiner�s cannery in Perth, of which Heberle�s share was 26.7 tonnes. Morris� team, which included Bentley, caught some fish on Trigilow. Obtained a new truck, the Ford 5 tonne "green" to replace the "lease lend", which was crashed near Katanning.

YEAR :

1955

FISHING

BOATS

BEACH VEHICLES

ROAD

TEAM

NETS

TRAILERS

TRUCKS

OTHER FISHERMEN

Les Heberle

4.6m Clinker

1942 Ford 3t 4x4

1952 Ford 5t buff

Fished with Wignells

Ron Heberle Sr

3.8m Clinker

Cleaning machine

1954 Ford 5tgreen

Morris at Bremer

Some of following

270m Hemp

Cullinane at Trigilow

Ernie Coyne

270m Hemp

CAMP

Jack Coyne

Tents at south end of Reef Beach

Cleve Johns

Keith Farmer

Claude Rodd

SALMON CATCHES

ESTIMATED

WHOLE

DATE

WEIGHT

CUM'TIVE

CAUGHT

TONNES

WEIGHT

19 Jan

1955

6.59

7 Feb

0.69

7.28

28 Feb

1 March

2 March

3 March

4 March

5 March

6 March

4.53

11.81

7 March

2.76

14.57

8 March

9 March

10 March

11 March

12 March

13 March

1.29

15.86

14 March

15 March

16 March

17 March

18 March

1.12

16.98

19 March

20 March

4.33

21.31

21 March

0.73

22.04

22 March

23 March

24 March

1.24

23.28

25 March

26 March

1.46

24.74

27 March

28 March

29 March

1.86

26.60

30 March

31 March

1 April

0.62

27.22

2 April

2.69

29.91

5 April

1.67

31.58

6 April

3.58

35.16

7 April

1.98

37.14

9 April

1.47

38.61

10 April

3.21

41.82

11 April

3.09

44.91

18 April

1955

1.62

46.53

TOTAL 46.53

tonnes

COMMENTS :

Started :

Finished :

Days :

Introduced new cleaning machine. February 14-15 rains (225mm at Ongerup) caused floods. The crossing of the Gairdner River at Qualup was washed away.

YEAR :

1956

FISHING

BOATS

BEACH VEHICLES

ROAD

TEAM

NETS

TRAILERS

TRUCKS

OTHER FISHERMEN

Les Heberle

4.6m Clinker

1942 Ford 3t 4x4

1952 Ford 5t buff

Cullinane at Reef Beach

Ron Heberle Sr

3.8m Clinker

Cleaning machine

1954 Ford 5tgreen

Morris at Bremer

Some of following

270m Hemp

Ernie Coyne

270m Hemp

CAMP

Jack Coyne

Cape Riche and Bremer Bay.

Cleve Johns

Keith Farmer

Claude Rodd

SALMON CATCHES

ESTIMATED

WHOLE

DATE

WEIGHT

CUM'TIVE

CAUGHT

TONNES

WEIGHT

1 March

1956

2 March

3 March

4 March

5 March

6 March

7 March

8 March

9 March

10 March

2.41

11 March

12 March

13 March

14 March

15 March

16 March

1.99

4.40

17 March

18 March

19 March

20 March

21 March

4.92

9.32

22 March

23 March

24 March

25 March

26 March

27 March

2.48

11.80

28 March

29 March

30 March

31 March

1 April

2 April

3 April

1.82

13.62

4 April

7.28

20.90

5 April

6 April

7 April

8 April

0.90

21.80

9 April

10 April

11 April

5.82

27.62

13 April

1956

0.98

28.60

TOTAL 28.60

tonnes

COMMENTS :

Started :

Finished :

Days :

Floods made access to Doubtful very difficult so started the salmon season at Cape Riche. Later in the season shifted to Bremer Bay. Had a very poor season. Cullinane moved on to Reef Beach.

YEAR :

1957

FISHING

BOATS

BEACH VEHICLES

ROAD

TEAM

NETS

TRAILERS

TRUCKS

OTHER FISHERMEN

Les Heberle

4.6m Clinker

1942 Ford 3t 4x4

1952 Ford 5t buff

Fished with Cullinane

Ron Heberle Sr

3.8m Clinker

Cleaning machine

1954 Ford 5tgreen

Morris at Bremer

Some of following

270m Hemp

Ernie Coyne

270m Hemp

CAMP

Jack Coyne

House at House Beach

Cleve Johns

Shelter shed on beach at House Beach

Keith Farmer

Claude Rodd

SALMON CATCHES

ESTIMATED

WHOLE

DATE

WEIGHT

CUM'TIVE

CAUGHT

TONNES

WEIGHT

2 March

1957

3 March

5.00

4 March

5 March

6 March

7 March

1.64

6.64

8 March

2.78

9.42

9 March

10 March

11 March

1.71

11.13

12 March

1.37

12.50

13 March

3.84

16.34

14 March

15 March

2.31

18.65

16 March

17 March

4.95

23.60

18 March

19 March

20 March

4.45

28.05

21 March

22 March

5.00

33.05

23 March

6.99

40.04

24 March

25 March

3.70

43.74

26 March

2.14

45.88

27 March

28 March

29 March

30 March

31 March

2.23

48.11

1 April

9.51

57.62

2 April

3 April

4 April

5 April

0.98

58.60

6 April

1.28

59.88

7 April

8 April

9 April

3.86

63.74

10 April

1957

3.28

67.02

TOTAL 67.02

tonnes

COMMENTS :

Started :

Finished :

Days :

Utilised the vacant house at House Beach as headquarters during the salmon season. Set up a shelter shed for cleaning fish at House Beach. As a result of the War Service Land Settlement Scheme a number of new roads were constructed. Heberles made a new track to link up with Devils Creek Road, to travel to Albany via Swamp Road, Rams Head and Chester Pass Road. Used Devils Creek Road until 1961.

YEAR :

1958

FISHING

BOATS

BEACH VEHICLES

ROAD

TEAM

NETS

TRAILERS

TRUCKS

OTHER FISHERMEN

Les Heberle

4.6m Clinker

1942 Ford 3t 4x4

1952 Ford 5t buff

Fished with Cullinane

Ron Heberle Sr

3.8m Clinker

Cleaning machine

1954 Ford 5tgreen

Morris at Bremer

Some of following

270m Hemp

Ernie Coyne

270m Hemp

CAMP

Jack Coyne

House at House Beach

Cleve Johns

Shelter shed on beach at House Beach

Keith Farmer

Claude Rodd

SALMON CATCHES

ESTIMATED

WHOLE

DATE

WEIGHT

CUM'TIVE

CAUGHT

TONNES

WEIGHT

1 March

1958

2 March

3 March

4 March

6.61

5 March

6 March

7 March

8 March

9 March

1.70

8.31

10 March

2.38

10.69

11 March

12 March

4.44

15.13

13 March

14 March

15 March

16 March

17 March

18 March

19 March

20 March

1.04

16.17

21 March

22 March

1.70

17.87

23 March

24 March

25 March

5.19

23.06

26 March

8.08

31.14

27 March

28 March

3.57

34.71

29 March

30 March

31 March

3.91

38.62

1 April

3.14

41.76

2 April

4.44

46.20

3 April

4 April

5 April

6 April

4.94

51.14

7 April

8 April

7.49

58.63

9 April

10 April

6.47

65.10

14 April

0.88

65.98

17 April

1958

0.89

66.87

TOTAL 66.87

tonnes

COMMENTS :

Started :

Finished :

Days :

The Ron Heberle family shifted from Katanning to Albany (31 Admiral Street Lockyer) prior to the salmon season. Fished with Newton Sharpe for herring after the salmon season. Caught about 46 tonnes.

YEAR :

1959

FISHING

BOATS

BEACH VEHICLES

ROAD

TEAM

NETS

TRAILERS

TRUCKS

OTHER FISHERMEN

Les Heberle

4.6m Clinker

1942 Ford 3t 4x4

1952 Ford 5t buff

Fished with Cullinane & Jackman

Ron Heberle Sr

3.8m Clinker

Cleaning machine

1954 Ford 5tgreen

Morris at Bremer (with Bentley)

John Cleary

270m Hemp

Ernie Coyne

270m Hemp

CAMP

Cleve Johns

300m Herring net

House at House Beach

Claude Stronach*

Shelter shed on beach at House Beach

Merv Gichrist*

* = part season

SALMON CATCHES

ESTIMATED

WHOLE

DATE

WEIGHT

CUM'TIVE

CAUGHT

TONNES

WEIGHT

20 Feb

1959

3.74

24 Feb

25 Feb

26 Feb

27 Feb

5.46

9.20

28 Feb

1 March

2 March

3 March

4 March

5 March

6 March

7 March

8 March

3.02

12.22

9 March

10 March

11 March

5.11

17.33

12 March

13 March

14 March

15 March

1.48

18.81

16 March

9.88

28.69

17 March

18 March

19 March

20 March

21 March

22 March

9.16

37.85

23 March

24 March

11.17

49.02

25 March

26 March

27 March

28 March

29 March

12.15

61.17

30 March

31 March

7.89

69.06

1 April

2 April

3 April

4 April

1959

4.50

73.56

TOTAL 73.56

tonnes

COMMENTS :

Started :

Finished :

Days :

The Ron Heberle moved to their current house at 62 (later renumbered as 78) Campbell Road in Albany, after the salmon season. Fished with Newton Sharpe for herring. Caught about 60 tonnes. Jack Drage, Norm Butler, Eric Thomas and others built shack at Drages Beach.