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YEAR :�����

1969

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FISHING

 

BOATS

 

BEACH VEHICLES

 

ROAD

 

 

 

 

 

 

TEAM

 

NETS

 

TRAILERS

 

TRUCKS

OTHER FISHERMEN

 

 

 

Ron Heberle Sr

 

4.6m Clinker

1942 Ford 3t 4x4

1956 Ford 5tgreen

Bentley at Trigelow

 

 

 

 

Ron Heberle Jr*

 

270m Nylon

Cleaning machine

 

 

Morris at Bremer

 

 

 

 

Greg Heberle*

 

270m Nylon

Pen (gates)

 

 

 

Collett at Pt Charles

 

 

 

 

John Cleary

 

300m Herring net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Don Cleary

 

 

 

CAMP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Don Cleary Jr*

 

 

 

Shack on sandhill

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rod Frost

 

 

 

Shelter shed at

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ken Gilchrist*

 

 

 

current location

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

George Gilchrist*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* = part season

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SALMON CATCHES

�� ESTIMATED

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER

 

 

 

 

 

WHOLE

 

AVERAGE

 

 

 

 

SALMON

 

 

DATE

 

WEIGHT

CUM'TIVE

DAYTIME

 

 

 

 

SIGHTED

 

 

CAUGHT

 

TONNES

WEIGHT

WIND

 

TIME CAUGHT,COMMENT

TONNES whole

 

 

26 Feb��

1969

4.44

4.44

strong SE

 

1300,1430 with Bentley

 

 

 

 

 

27 Feb��

 

 

 

mod SE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28 Feb��

 

 

 

light SW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 March��

 

2.06

6.50

light SW

 

1245���

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 March��

 

 

 

light SSE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 March��

 

3.08

9.58

mod SSE

 

1115���

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 March��

 

 

 

strong SE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 March��

 

 

 

strong SE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6 March��

 

1.15

10.73

strong SE

 

1515���

 

 

 

 

 

 

7 March��

 

 

 

light E

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8 March��

 

1.11

11.84

light SE

 

0645 with Bentley

 

 

 

 

 

9 March��

 

 

 

light NE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 March��

 

 

 

mod W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11 March��

 

0.85

12.69

mod E

 

0800���

 

 

 

 

 

 

12 March��

 

0.62

13.31

strong NE

 

1015���

 

 

 

 

 

 

13 March��

 

 

 

mod W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14 March��

 

2.70

16.01

light W

 

0630,1415

 

 

 

 

 

 

15 March��

 

4.02

20.03

light W

 

0745,1015,1130

 

 

 

 

 

 

16 March��

 

 

 

strong E

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

17 March��

 

 

 

light SW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18 March��

 

3.56

23.59

mod SE

 

0845,1200,1415

 

 

 

 

 

 

19 March��

 

0.71

24.30

light SE

 

1630���

 

 

 

 

 

 

20 March��

 

 

 

strong E

 

 

 

 

7 missed

 

 

 

21 March��

 

 

 

strong E

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22 March��

 

3.54

27.89

strong E

 

0930,1030,1115,1230,1515 Pmnt

 

0.7 missed

 

 

 

23 March��

 

2.51

30.35

strong NE

 

1100���

 

 

2.1

 

 

 

24 March��

 

0.86

31.21

strong W

 

1700���

 

 

0.7

 

 

 

25 March��

 

 

 

mod SW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26 March��

 

0.74

31.95

light SE

 

1130���

 

 

 

 

 

 

27 March��

 

1.06

33.01

light SE

 

1645���

 

 

 

 

 

 

28 March��

 

 

 

light S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29 March��

 

4.14

37.15

light SW

 

0715���

 

 

 

 

 

 

30 March��

 

 

 

strong SE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31 March��

 

1.01

38.16

light SW

 

1220���

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 April

 

 

 

light S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 April

 

1.04

39.20

strong SE

 

1130���

 

 

0.7

 

 

 

3 April

 

1.48

40.68

 

 

1200���

 

 

0.7

 

 

 

4 April

 

 

 

light S

 

 

 

 

0.6

 

 

 

5 April

 

 

 

light SE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6 April

 

0.71

41.39

light SE

 

1730���

 

 

 

 

 

 

7 April

1969

 

 

strong NE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

41.39

tonnes

No. schools

31

TOTAL HERRING 0.00t

TOTAL 23.5t

 

 

 

COMMENTS :

 

 

 

Average

1.3t

 

 

 

OTHER

 

 

 

Started :

Feb 25 ?

 

Finished : April 9

 

Days : 44

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drought. Harlands, Campbells and Muirs aggisted sheep in the Doubtful Island Bay area. The Bremer bar was open from March 1969 to the sea until Dec 1969.


 


 

YEAR :�����

1968

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FISHING

 

BOATS

 

BEACH VEHICLES

ROAD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TEAM

 

NETS

 

TRAILERS

TRUCKS

 

OTHER FISHERMEN

 

 

 

 

Ron Heberle Sr

 

4.6m Clinker

1942 Ford 3t 4x4

1956 Ford 5tgreen

Bentley at Trigelow

 

 

 

 

Ron Heberle Jr*

 

270m Hemp/Nylon

Cleaning machine

 

Morris at Bremer

 

 

 

 

John Cleary

 

270m Hemp/Nylon

Pen (gates)

CAMP

 

Collett at Pt Charles

 

 

 

 

George Gaebler

 

300m Herring net

 

 

Shack on sandhill

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rod Frost

 

 

 

 

 

Shelter shed at

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ken Gilchrist*

 

 

 

 

 

current location

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

George Gilchrist*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noel Tompkins

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harry Finlay*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barry McAuliff*

 

* = part season

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SALMON CATCHES

ESTIM.

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER

 

 

OTHER

 

 

WHOLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

SALMON

 

 

SALMON

 

DATE

 

WEIGHT

CUM'TIVE

 

 

 

 

 

SIGHTED

 

 

SIGHTED

 

CAUGHT

 

TONNES

WEIGHT

WIND

 

TIME CAUGHT,COMMENT

TONNES whole

 

 

TONNES

 

22 Feb��

1968

0.47

0.47

light SW

 

1300 sighted 1.5t herring

 

 

 

 

 

whole

 

27 Feb��

 

0.65

1.12

light S

 

0800���

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7 March��

 

 

 

mod W

 

1805

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8 March��

 

2.10

3.22

light S

 

0615���

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 March��

 

 

 

light S

 

0645,1100,1330

 

cannery closed

 

 

 

 

11 March��

 

 

 

strong E

 

 

 

cannery closed

7 missed

 

 

7 missed

 

12 March��

 

2.89

6.11

mod W

 

0645,1100,1330

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13 March��

 

 

 

mod W

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

7

 

14 March��

 

6.18

12.29

mod W

 

1030���

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15 March��

 

 

 

mod W

 

 

 

cannery closed

4

 

 

4

 

17 March��

 

 

 

mod SW

 

 

 

cannery closed

6

 

 

6

 

18 March��

 

 

 

light W

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

11

 

19 March��

 

8.90

21.19

light E

 

0730,1100 1 tag

 

�� 1

 

 

1

 

20 March��

 

2.21

23.40

mod E

 

0630���

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21 March��

 

 

 

light S

 

1100,13302 tags

 

 

��

 

 

 

 

22 March��

 

15.02

38.42

mod S

 

0800,1215

 

 

0.7

 

 

0.7

 

23 March��

 

1.65

40.07

strong SSE

 

0700���

 

cannery closed

 

 

 

 

 

24 March��

 

 

 

strong E

 

 

 

cannery closed

28

 

 

28

 

25 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26 March��

 

15.92

55.99

light W

 

0600������ 2 tags

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27 March��

 

6.46

62.45

light NE

 

0830���

 

cannery closed

 

 

 

 

 

28 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cannery closed

13

 

 

13

 

29 March��

 

 

 

mod W

 

 

 

cannery closed

36

 

 

36

 

30 March��

 

 

 

light W

 

0900���

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31 March��

 

19.13

81.58

light N

 

0700,11002 tags

 

 

�� 4 escaped

 

 

4 escaped

 

1 April

 

 

 

light W

 

 

 

cannery closed

from pen

 

 

from pen

 

2 April

 

 

 

light SW

 

 

 

cannery closed

17

 

 

17

 

3 April

 

 

 

light W

 

0630,0900

 

 

8

 

 

8

 

4 April

 

10.84

92.42

light W

 

0630,07302 tags

 

 

�� 2

 

 

2

 

5 April

 

13.16

105.58

light W

 

0700,11007 tags

 

cannery closed

 

 

 

 

 

6 April

 

 

 

light W

 

 

 

cannery closed

6

 

 

6

 

7 April

 

9.29

114.87

mod SE

 

1200���

 

 

6 missed

 

 

6 missed

 

8 April

 

 

 

mod SE

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

5

 

9 April

 

0.94

115.81

mod NE

 

1740���

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

10 April

 

 

 

mod NW

 

 

 

 

55

 

 

55

 

11 April

 

0.69

116.50

light SE

 

1140������ 1 tag

 

 

�� 3

 

 

3

 

14 April

 

 

 

light W

 

2400 night shot

 

 

�� 10

 

 

9

 

15 April

 

1.73

118.23

light NW

 

 

 

�� 7

 

 

7

 

18 April

1968

2.05

120.28

light W

 

1000���

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

TOTAL

120.28

 

No. schools

35

TOTAL HERRING 0.00t

 

 

TOTAL 251.7t

 

�� TOTAL

251.7t

 

COMMENTS :

 

 

 

Average

3.4t

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER

 

�� OTHER

 

 

Started : Feb 21 ?

 

Finished : April 19

 

 

Days : 59

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Les and Ron Heberle partnership dissolved 24.1.1968. Sheltershed shifted from on the beach below the shack to its current location behind the beach. A track was bulldozed into this new location. The shack was not shifted until 1972. During the season tagged salmon from east of Esperance were caught in Doubtful Island Bay. The Bremer bar was open to the sea from Feb 1968 until Dec 1968.


 

 

 

YEAR :

1967

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FISHING

 

BOATS

 

BEACH VEHICLES

ROAD

 

 

 

 

 

 

TEAM

 

NETS

 

TRAILERS

TRUCKS

 

OTHER FISHERMEN

 

 

 

Ron Heberle Sr

 

4.6m Clinker

 

1942 Ford 3t 4x4

 

1956 Ford 5tgreen

 

Bentley at Trigelow

 

 

 

 

Ron Heberle Jr*

 

270m Hemp/Nylon

 

Cleaning machine

 

 

 

Morris at Bremer

 

 

 

 

John Cleary

 

270m Hemp/Nylon

 

 

 

 

 

Collett at Pt Charles

 

 

 

 

Cleve Johns

 

300m Herring net

 

 

 

 

 

opposed Cullinane

 

 

 

 

John Hoddinott

 

 

 

CAMP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ken Gilchrist*

 

 

 

Shack on sandhill

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Keith Gilchrist*

 

 

 

Shelter shed on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

George Gilchrist*

 

 

 

beach below shack

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merv Gilchrist*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fred Clifton*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jim Williams*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Les Ward*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Laurie McFarlane*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* = part season

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SALMON CATCHES

ESTIM.

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER

 

 

 

 

 

WHOLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

SALMON

 

 

 

DATE

 

WEIGHT

CUM'TIVE

 

 

 

 

 

SIGHTED

 

 

 

CAUGHT

 

TONNES

WEIGHT

WIND

 

TIME CAUGHT,COMMENT

TONNES

 

 

 

21 Feb��

 

1.26

1.26

light S

 

0910���

Reef Beach

 

0.7 Cullinane

 

 

 

23 Feb��

 

3.58

4.84

light SE

 

0545 RBch 1530 Trig

 

 

 

 

 

24 Feb��

 

 

 

mod SE

 

 

����� with Bentley

 

0.9 Cullinane

 

 

 

25 Feb��

 

2.93

7.77

mod SE

 

1030 RBch

 

 

 

 

 

 

26 Feb��

 

 

 

mod SE

 

 

 

 

1.7

 

 

 

27 Feb��

 

7.35

15.12

mod SE

 

1045���

 

 

 

 

 

 

28 Feb��

 

 

 

mod SE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 March��

 

4.98

20.10

strong SE

 

1115 RBch 1730 Peppermint

 

 

 

 

 

2 March��

 

3.44

23.54

strong SE

 

0900,1100,1730 Peppermint

 

21

 

 

 

3 March��

 

5.11

28.65

strong SE

 

0830 RBch

 

 

70

 

 

 

4 March��

 

5.28

33.93

mod SE

 

1530 Trig with Bentley

 

40

 

 

 

5 March��

 

7.70

41.63

mod SW

 

 

with Bentley

 

 

 

 

 

6 March��

 

10.60

52.23

light SW

 

0545,0830

 

 

 

 

 

 

9 March��

 

11.13

63.36

mod SE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11 March��

 

3.83

67.19

light SE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12 March��

 

8.98

76.17

light SW

 

1645���

 

 

 

 

 

 

13 March��

 

4.18

80.35

light SW

 

1030,1545

 

 

 

 

 

 

14 March��

 

 

 

light SW

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

15 March��

 

 

 

light SW

 

1045���

 

 

3 missed

 

 

 

16 March��

 

9.70

90.05

light SW

 

0715,1200

 

 

 

 

 

 

17 March��

 

13.84

103.89

light SW

 

0800���

 

 

17

 

 

 

18 March��

 

 

 

light SW

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

19 March

 

7.22

111.11

light SW

 

1100,1700

 

 

 

 

 

 

20 March��

 

 

 

light S

 

 

cannery closed

 

 

 

 

21 March��

 

8.18

119.29

mod SE

 

1020,1730

 

 

 

 

 

 

23 March��

 

3.75

123.04

mod SE

 

1045���

 

 

 

 

 

 

24 March��

 

8.98

132.02

light SE

 

0715,1130,1820

 

 

 

 

 

 

25 March��

 

7.14

139.16

light SW

 

0930���

 

 

 

 

 

 

26 March��

 

8.23

147.39

light SW

 

1630���

 

 

 

 

 

 

27 March��

 

1.76

149.15

light SW

 

0620,1530

 

 

 

 

 

 

28 March��

 

5.74

154.89

light SE

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

29 March��

 

5.74

160.63

mod E

 

0615���

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 April

 

1.25

161.88

light SE

 

1730���

 

 

4

 

 

 

2 April

 

 

 

light SE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 April

 

 

 

light SW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 April

 

5.10

166.98

 

 

 

 

 

1.4

 

 

 

8 April

1967

3.82

170.80

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL 170.80

tonnes

No.schools

40

TOTAL HERRING 0.00t

TOTAL 181.7t

 

 

 

COMMENTS :

 

 

 

Average

4.3t

 

 

 

OTHER

 

 

 

Started : Feb 20 ?

 

Finished : April 10 ?

 

 

Days : 50 ?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heberles best salmon season to date. Greg Heberle was in University in Canberra in 1967-1968. The Bremer bar was open to the sea from July 1966 to December 1967.


 

 

 

YEAR :

1966

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FISHING

 

BOATS

 

BEACH VEHICLES

ROAD

 

 

 

 

 

 

TEAM

 

NETS

 

TRAILERS

TRUCKS

 

 

OTHER FISHERMEN

 

 

Ron Heberle Sr

 

4.6m Clinker

 

1942 Ford 3t 4x4

 

1952 Ford 5t buff

 

 

Cullinane,Thompson

 

 

Greg Heberle*

 

270m Hemp/Nylon

 

Cleaning machine

 

1954 Ford 5tgreen

 

 

Bentley Trigelow

 

 

John Cleary

 

270m Hemp/Nylon

 

 

1956 Ford 5tgreen

 

 

Morris Bremer

 

 

George Gaebler

 

300m Herring net

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collett Pt Charles

 

 

Jim Crabtree

 

 

 

CAMP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ken Gilchrist

 

 

 

Shack on sandhill on Reef Beach

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peter Bertola*

 

 

 

Shelter shed on beach below shack

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* = part season

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SALMON CATCHES

ESTIM.

 

 

 

 

 

AVERAGE DAY

OTHER

 

OTHER

 

 

WHOLE

 

AVERAGE

 

 

 

SHORE

SALMON

 

SALMON

DATE

 

WEIGHT

CUM'TIVE

DAYTIME

 

 

 

WATER TEMP

SIGHTED

 

SIGHTED

CAUGHT

 

TONNES

WEIGHT

WIND

 

TIME CAUGHT,COMMENT DEGREES C

 

TONNES whole

 

 

TONNES

2 March��

 

1.35

1.35

light SE

 

1210Reef Beach

 

24.7

 

 

 

 

3 March��

 

 

 

light SE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 March��

 

 

 

light SE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 March��

 

8.26

9.61

mod SE

 

1230���

 

24.4

 

 

 

 

6 March��

 

3.10

12.71

light SW

 

0900,1400

 

24.2

 

 

 

 

7 March��

 

1.16

13.87

light SW

 

 

 

24.7

 

 

 

 

8 March��

 

 

 

light SE

 

 

 

24.4

 

 

 

 

9 March��

 

 

 

strong SE

 

 

 

24.7

 

 

 

 

10 March��

 

 

 

light SW

 

 

 

24.2

 

 

 

 

11 March��

 

5.44

19.31

light SW

 

0900,1230

 

 

 

 

 

 

12 March��

 

 

 

light SW

 

 

 

21.7

 

 

 

 

13 March��

 

 

 

light SW

 

1100

 

21.7

 

 

 

 

14 March��

 

2.26

21.57

mod SW

 

1000���

 

21.7

 

 

 

 

15 March��

 

11.57

33.14

light SW

 

1130���

 

21.7

2

 

 

2��������

16 March��

 

 

 

light SW

 

 

 

21.7

Cullinane

 

 

Cullinane

17 March��

 

 

 

light SW

 

cannery closed

21.7

33

 

 

33

18 March��

 

 

 

light SW

 

cannery closed

21.7

38

 

 

38

19 March��

 

6.79

39.93

mod SE

 

0800,1100

 

19.4

 

 

 

 

20 March��

 

 

 

strong ESE

 

cannery closed

20.6

1

 

 

1

21 March��

 

6.29

46.22

mod E

 

1200,1515

 

21.1

 

 

 

 

22 March��

 

 

 

strong E

 

 

 

20.6

 

 

 

 

23 March��

 

6.82

53.04

mod E

 

0910,1110

 

20.6

 

 

 

 

24 March��

 

 

 

mod SE

 

 

 

21.1

1.4

 

 

1.4

25 March��

 

 

 

mod NE

 

 

 

21.7

1.4

 

 

1.4

26 March��

 

4.16

57.20

light NE

 

1130 With Bentley

20.0

 

 

 

 

27 March��

 

 

 

light NE

 

1100

20.6

 

 

 

 

28 March��

 

3.11

60.31

strong NE

 

1015

20.6

 

 

 

 

29 March��

 

2.36

62.67

light SW

 

1515

20.6

 

 

 

 

30 March��

 

 

 

light SE

 

1305

 

20.6

 

 

 

 

31 March��

 

3.77

66.44

light SE

 

1130

19.4

 

 

 

 

1 April

 

1.79

68.23

strong N

 

1130

19.4

 

 

 

 

2 April

 

 

 

light W

 

1015,1330

 

21.1

 

 

 

 

3 April

 

1.35

69.58

light NW

 

1100

 

 

 

 

 

4 April

 

6.63

76.21

light W

 

0715

 

 

 

 

 

5 April

 

6.53

82.74

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

7 April

 

5.30

88.04

strong SE

 

 

 

Cullinane

 

 

Cullinane

8 April

 

 

 

strong SE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9 April

 

 

 

light SE

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

2

10 April

 

2.37

90.40

strong NW

 

1130

 

 

 

 

 

 

14 April

 

2.33

92.74

mod SE

 

 

 

 

1.4

 

 

 

15 April

1966

2.61

95.35

strong NW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

TOTAL 95.35

tonnes

No. schools

31

TOTAL HERRING 0.t

 

AVERAGE 21.8

TOTAL 88.2t

 

�� TOTAL

88.2t

COMMENTS :

 

 

 

Average

3.1

 

 

 

OTHER

 

�� OTHER

 

Started : Mar 1 ?

 

Finished : April 17 ?

 

 

Days : 48 ?

 

 

 

 

 

 

As many of Heberles and Bentleys team had left by late March, both teams worked together for the last part of the season. Crashed green truck near Nanarup and replaced it with with an ex-army 1956 Ford 5 tonner green). The chassis bent on the buff truck which took it out of commission at the end of the season. Hunts cannery closed for 6 days during the salmon season and there were restricted receivals on 5 other days. The Fisheries Department banned the use of block nets. Water temperature readings taken, but may not be average for day.

 

 

 

YEAR :

1965

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FISHING

 

BOATS

 

BEACH VEHICLES

ROAD

 

 

 

 

 

 

TEAM

 

NETS

 

TRAILERS

 

TRUCKS

 

OTHER FISHERMEN

 

 

 

Ron Heberle Sr

 

4.6m Clinker

1942 Ford 3t 4x4

1952 Ford 5t buff

Opposed Cullinane

 

 

 

Greg Heberle*

 

270m Hemp/Nylon

Cleaning machine

1954 Ford 5tgreen

Bentley at Trigelow

 

 

 

John Cleary

 

270m Hemp/Nylon

 

 

 

 

Morris at Bremer

 

 

 

George Gaebler

 

300m Herring net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cleve Johns

 

 

 

CAMP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kim Richards

 

 

 

Shack on sandhill

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harry Findlay*

 

 

 

Shelter shed on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

John Collingwood*

 

 

 

beach below shack

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ted Bugg*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arthur Voss*

 

* = part season

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bill Birch*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SALMON CATCHES

ESTIM.

 

 

 

 

 

AVERAGE DAY

OTHER

 

 

 

 

 

WHOLE

 

 

 

 

 

SHORE

SALMON

 

 

 

DATE

 

WEIGHT

CUM'TIVE

AVERAGE

 

TIME CAUGHT

 

WTER TEMP

SIGHTED

 

 

 

CAUGHT

 

TONNES

WEIGHT

WIND

 

COMMENT

DEGREES C

TONNES whole

 

 

 

16 Feb��

1965

6.67

6.67

 

 

with Bentley Trig

 

 

 

 

 

 

23 Feb��

 

1.57

8.24

light S

 

1445

 

20.0

 

 

 

 

26 Feb��

 

 

 

light S

 

 

 

20.3

 

 

 

 

27 Feb��

 

 

 

light SE

 

 

 

20.6

 

 

 

 

1 March��

 

3.26

11.50

light SE

 

1645

 

21.1

 

 

 

 

2 March��

 

 

 

light S

 

 

 

20.8

2.1

 

 

 

3 March��

 

2.29

13.79

light SW

 

1100,1500

 

20.3

 

 

 

 

4 March��

 

 

 

strong SE

 

 

 

20.8

 

 

 

 

5 March��

 

 

 

mod SE

 

 

 

21.1

 

 

 

 

6 March��

 

 

 

mod SW

 

 

 

20.6

5.0

 

 

 

7 March��

 

5.02

18.81

light SW

 

1130,1230

 

20.6

 

 

 

 

8 March��

 

 

 

light SW

 

 

 

20.3

 

 

 

 

9 March��

 

 

 

light SW

 

 

 

20.6

3.6

 

 

 

10 March��

 

 

 

strong SE

 

 

 

21.1

 

 

 

 

11 March��

 

 

 

mod SE

 

 

 

21.1

 

 

 

 

12 March��

 

13.17

31.98

light SW

 

0630

 

20.8

 

 

 

 

13 March��

 

 

 

mod SE

 

 

 

21.1

 

 

 

 

14 March��

 

 

 

mod SE

 

 

 

21.1

 

 

 

 

15 March��

 

1.17

33.15

mod NNE

 

1500

 

20.8

 

 

 

 

16 March��

 

 

 

light SW

 

 

 

20.3

 

 

 

 

17 March��

 

5.18

38.33

light SW

 

1130

 

20.6

 

 

 

 

18 March��

 

 

 

light SW

 

0840

 

20.3

2.1

 

 

 

19 March��

 

1.83

40.60

light NNE

 

1115

 

20.8

 

 

 

 

20 March��

 

 

 

strong SE

 

 

 

21.1

 

 

 

 

21 March��

 

4.34

44.50

strong SE

 

1145

 

21.1

 

 

 

 

22 March��

 

 

 

light S

 

 

 

20.8

1.5 Cullinane

 

 

 

23 March��

 

4.80

49.30

mod S

 

1025,1235

 

20.8

 

 

 

 

24 March��

 

 

 

strong SE

 

 

 

21.4

 

 

 

 

25 March��

 

7.24

56.54

light SE

 

0555,1040,1445

 

21.4

 

 

 

 

26 March��

 

2.83

59.37

strong N

 

1345

 

20.8

 

 

 

 

27 March��

 

 

 

light SW

 

1700

 

21.1

 

 

 

 

28 March��

 

6.82

66.19

mod NE

 

0600

 

21.4

 

 

 

 

29 March��

 

 

 

light SW

 

1045

 

20.8

 

 

 

 

30 March��

 

3.70

69.89

light S

 

0615

 

20.8

 

 

 

 

1 April

 

2.83

72.72

mod SE

 

1130

 

21.1

 

 

 

 

2 April

 

1.37

74.09

mod SE

 

1045

 

21.4

 

 

 

 

3 April

 

 

 

strong SE

 

 

 

21.1

 

 

 

 

4 April

 

3.83

77.92

mod SE

 

1745

 

21.1

 

 

 

 

8 April

1965

2.25

80.17

light SE

 

1145

 

21.1

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL 80.17

tonnes

 

 

No. schools

26

AVERAGE 20.9

TOTAL 14.3t

 

 

 

COMMENTS :

 

 

 

 

 

Average

3.1t

 

OTHER

 

 

 

Started : Feb 15 ?

 

Finished : April 10 ?

 

 

Days : 55 ?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dug a runway down to the beach at the new campsite on Reef Beach and set up a shelter shed on the beach for cleaning salmon in. Hunts cannery closed for 4 days during the salmon season. In May 1964, 34 whales (False killer whales - Pseudorca crassidens) were stranded on Reef Beach.


 

 

 

YEAR :

1964

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FISHING

 

BOATS

 

BEACH VEHICLES

ROAD

 

 

 

 

 

 

TEAM

 

NETS

 

TRAILERS

 

TRUCKS

 

 

OTHER FISHERMEN

 

 

Les Heberle

 

4.6m Clinker

 

1942 Ford 3t 4x4

1952 Ford 5t buff

 

Opposed Cullinane

 

 

Ron Heberle Sr

 

3.8m Clinker

 

Cleaning machine

1954 Ford 5tgreen

 

Bentley Trigelow

 

 

John Cleary

 

270m Hemp/Nylon

 

 

 

 

 

 

Morris Bremer

 

 

Cleve Johns

 

270m Hemp/Nylon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peter Johns

 

300m Herring net

 

CAMP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B. Hansen

 

 

 

House at House Bch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arthur Voss*

 

 

 

Shack on sandhill

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* = part season

 

 

 

Shelter shed on beach at House Beach

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SALMON CATCHES

ESTIM.

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER

 

 

OTHER

 

 

WHOLE

 

AVERAGE

 

 

 

 

SALMON

 

 

SALMON

DATE

 

WEIGHT

CUM'TIVE

DAYTIME

 

 

 

 

SIGHTED

 

 

SIGHTED

CAUGHT

 

TONNES

WEIGHT

WIND

 

TIME CAUGHT,COMMENT

 

TONNES whole

 

 

TONNES whole

29 Feb��

1964

 

 

strong SW

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

21

1 March��

 

 

 

mod SE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 March��

 

2.19

2.19

light SE

 

0845���

Reef Beach

 

 

 

 

 

3 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.8

 

 

4.8������

4 March��

 

1.80

3.99

light SE

 

1000���

 

 

Cullinane

 

 

Cullinane

5 March��

 

 

 

light SW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6 March��

 

 

 

light SW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7 March��

 

6.88

10.87

mod SE

 

0600���

 

 

 

 

 

 

8 March��

 

 

 

strong SE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9 March��

 

 

 

strong SE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 March��

 

1.02

11.89

light SW

 

0900���

 

 

 

 

 

 

11 March��

 

 

 

light SE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12 March��

 

 

 

mod SE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13 March��

 

3.56

15.45

mod SE

 

1030,1630

 

 

 

 

 

 

14 March��

 

 

 

strong SE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15 March��

 

2.75

18.20

mod SW

 

0730���

 

 

71

 

 

71

16 March��

 

 

 

strong SW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17 March��

 

 

 

strong S

 

 

 

 

0.7

 

 

0.7

18 March��

 

4.33

22.53

strong W

 

1040,1220

 

 

 

 

 

 

19 March��

 

3.22

25.75

strong SW

 

1130,1720

 

 

 

 

 

 

20 March��

 

 

 

strong NE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21 March��

 

2.80

28.55

mod SW

 

1540���

 

 

 

 

 

 

22 March��

 

 

 

mod SW

 

 

cannery closed

44

 

 

44

23 March��

 

 

 

mod SW

 

 

cannery closed

14

 

 

14

24 March��

 

13.88

42.43

strong SW

 

0600�� 1 tag

 

 

 

 

 

 

25 March��

 

 

 

strong NE

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

14

26 March��

 

 

 

strong SE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27 March��

 

 

 

strong SW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28 March��

 

 

 

strong SW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29 March

 

 

 

strong SE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30 March��

 

 

 

strong SE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31 March��

 

1.44

43.87

strong SE

 

1615���

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 April

 

 

 

strong SE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 April

 

 

 

strong SW

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

3 April

 

 

 

strong SW

 

 

 

 

1.4

 

 

1.4

4 April

 

 

 

strong S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 April

1964

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL 43.87

tonnes

No. schools

14

TOTAL HERRING 0.00t

 

TOTAL 171.9t

 

�� TOTAL

171.9t

COMMENTS :

 

 

 

Average

3.1t

 

 

 

OTHER

 

�� OTHER

 

Started : Feb 29

 

Finished : April 5

 

 

Days : 37

 

 

 

 

 

 

Moved camp from House Beach to a new shack on the sandhill half way along Reef Beach. Continued to clean fish in the"Proclaimed Fishing Zones". Particular professional fishermen could be given exclusive rights for specified times within these zones. This put Trigelow out of bounds for all fishermen except Bentley. Peppermint and House Beach were not zoned so were available. Hunts cannery closed for 7 days during the season. The Bremer bar was closed from Jul '63 to Jun '66.


 

 

 

YEAR :

1963

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FISHING

 

BOATS

 

BEACH VEHICLES

ROAD

 

 

 

 

 

 

TEAM

 

NETS

 

TRAILERS

TRUCKS

 

OTHER FISHERMEN

 

 

 

Les Heberle

 

4.6m Clinker

1942 Ford 3t 4x4

1952 Ford 5t buff

Opposed Cullinane

 

 

 

Ron Heberle Sr

 

3.8m Clinker

Cleaning machine

1954 Ford 5tgreen

Bentley at Trigelow

 

 

 

John Cleary

 

270m Hemp/Nylon

 

 

 

 

Morris at Bremer

 

 

 

 

Graham Bowden

 

270m Hemp

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

John Scheepers

 

300m Herring net

CAMP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hank Scheepers*

 

 

 

House at House Beach

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Les Eades

 

* = part season

 

Shelter shed on beach at House Beach

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Walter Collingwood*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SALMON CATCHES

ESTIM.

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER

 

 

 

 

 

WHOLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

SALMON

 

 

 

DATE

 

WEIGHT

CUM'TIVE

 

 

 

 

 

SIGHTED

 

 

 

CAUGHT

 

TONNES

WEIGHT

WIND

 

TIME CAUGHT,COMMENT

 

TONNES whole

 

 

 

5 March��

 

 

 

strong S

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

6 March��

 

 

 

strong SE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7 March��

 

 

 

strong SE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8 March��

 

 

 

strong SW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9 March��

 

 

 

strong SW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 March��

 

1.30

1.30

mod SE

 

1115 Reef Beach

 

 

 

 

 

 

11 March��

 

 

 

strong SE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12 March��

 

 

 

mod SW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13 March��

 

 

 

strong SSW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14 March��

 

 

 

strong S

 

 

 

 

0.7

 

 

 

15 March��

 

 

 

strong SE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16 March��

 

 

 

strong SE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17 March��

 

 

 

strong SE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18 March��

 

 

 

strong SE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19 March��

 

 

 

strong N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20 March��

 

 

 

strong W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21 March��

 

 

 

strong SW

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

22 March��

 

4.06

5.36

light S

 

1100,1600

 

 

 

 

 

 

23 March��

 

 

 

strong SE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24 March��

 

 

 

mod SE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25 March��

 

 

 

strong SW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26 March��

 

 

 

mod SW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27 March��

 

 

 

mod SW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28 March��

 

 

 

strong SW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29 March

 

 

 

strong SE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30 March��

 

3.17

8.53

mod SE

 

0730,1200

 

 

 

 

 

 

31 March��

 

 

 

light SW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 April

 

 

 

mod S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 April

 

 

 

strong SE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 April

 

4.50

13.03

strong SE

 

1620,1815 R Bch +Trig with Bentley

 

 

 

 

 

4 April

 

 

 

strong SE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 April

 

 

 

strong E

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6 April

 

 

 

strong W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7 April

 

 

 

mod SW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8 April

 

 

 

strong SW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9 April

 

 

 

light SE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 April

 

 

 

mod SE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11 April

 

 

 

strong S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12 April

 

2.88

15.91

strong S

 

1410 House Bch

 

 

 

 

 

 

13 April

 

1.91

17.82

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14 April

1963

0.52

18.34

strong SE

 

1500 Peppermint

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL 18.34

tonnes

No. schools

10

TOTAL HERRING 5.30t

 

TOTAL 7.7t

 

 

 

COMMENTS :

 

 

 

Average

1.8t

 

 

 

OTHER

 

 

 

Started : March 4 ?

 

Finished : April 16 ?

 

 

Days : 44 ?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fished on Reef Beach, House Beach, Peppermint and Trigelow. Worst season to date. Opposed Cullinane who caught about 2t. Ron Heberle gave up full time professional fishing after this season. In Sept 1962, 33 whales (Sperm whales - Physeter catadon) were stranded on Reef Beach. The Bremer bar was open to the sea from July '62

to July '63.


 

 

 

YEAR :

1962

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FISHING

 

BOATS

 

BEACH VEHICLES

ROAD

 

 

 

 

 

 

TEAM

 

NETS

 

TRAILERS

 

TRUCKS

 

 

OTHER FISHERMEN

 

 

Les Heberle

 

4.6m Clinker

1942 Ford 3t 4x4

1952 Ford 5t buff

 

With Cullinane

 

 

Ron Heberle Sr

 

3.8m Clinker

Cleaning machine

1954 Ford 5t green

Bentley Trigelow

 

 

John Cleary

 

270m Hemp/Nylon

 

 

 

 

 

Morris Bremer

 

 

Cleve Johns

 

270m Hemp

CAMP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peter Johns

 

300m Herring net

House at House Beach

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arthur Voss

 

 

 

Shelter shed on beach at House Beach

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

G. Stack

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* = part season

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SALMON CATCHES

ESTIM.

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER

 

 

OTHER

 

 

WHOLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

SALMON

 

 

SALMON

DATE

 

WEIGHT

CUM'TIVE

 

 

 

 

 

SIGHTED

 

 

SIGHTED

CAUGHT

 

TONNES

WEIGHT

WIND

 

TIME CAUGHT,COMMENT

TONNES whole

 

 

TONNES

18 Feb��

1962

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

whole

19 Feb��

 

3.97

3.97

light SE

 

0815 Reef Beach

 

 

 

 

 

3 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7 March��

 

10.93

14.90

mod SW

 

0545 Rbch 0730,0945 HBch

 

 

 

 

 

8 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9 March��

 

3.51

18.41

mod SW

 

1015 RBch

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11 March��

 

17.91

36.32

mod SE

 

1100���

 

 

 

 

 

 

12 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13 March��

 

12.40

48.72

strong SE

 

1100���

 

 

 

 

 

 

14 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17 March��

 

2.53

51.25

mod SW

 

1340 Trig

Salmon trout

 

1.4 missed

 

 

1.4

18 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

missed

19 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21 March��

 

2.16

53.41

light SE

 

1100,1530

 

 

 

 

 

 

22 March��

 

4.30

57.71

strong SW

 

1000���

 

 

 

 

 

 

23 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24 March��

 

3.77

61.48

strong SW

 

1130,1430

 

 

 

 

 

 

25 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.1 missed

 

 

2.1

27 March��

 

16.55

78.03

strong S

 

0630 Trigelow

 

 

 

 

 

missed

28 March��

 

 

 

strong S

 

0600 Trigelow

 

 

 

 

 

 

29 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 April

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 April

 

 

 

strong SE

 

 

 

8.5

 

 

8.5

3 April

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sighted

4 April

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 April

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6 April

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7 April

 

2.70

80.73

light SE

 

1030 Reef Beach

 

 

 

 

 

 

8 April

1962

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL 80.73

 

No. schools

16

TOTAL HERRING 0.00t

 

TOTAL 12.0t

 

�� TOTAL

12.0t

COMMENTS :

 

 

 

Average

5.0t

 

 

 

OTHER

 

�� OTHER

 

Started : Feb 18 ?

 

Finished : April 8 ?

 

 

Days : 51

 

 

 

 

 

 

Used a conversion factor of H & G x 1.42 to convert to whole weight. Date caught based on log book records is available for 1962 season onwards Time caught is from log book or G.Heberle's records, if available. Records for 1949-1961 are cannery receival date from M.Walker. Sold them in Perth. Used a two way radio for talking to Hunts cannery for the first time during 1962. This was the last year with Cullinane's team, which included Peter Bertola. New crossing of1962. This was the last year with Cullinane's team, which included Peter Bertola. New crossing Pallinup River constructed at Marra Bridge and Hassell Highway bitumenised from Esperance to Albany completed during 1962 in time for the Empire Games. Bremer Bay townsite gazetted (prev Wellstead).


 

 

 

YEAR :

1961

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Bentley at Trigelow

 

 

 

 

John Cleary

 

270m Hemp/Nylon

 

 

 

 

 

Morris at Bremer

 

 

 

 

Cleve Johns

 

270m Hemp

 

CAMP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jack Coyne

 

300m Herring net

 

House at House Beach

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arthur Voss*

 

 

 

Shelter shed on beach at House Beach

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* = part season

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SALMON CATCHES

ESTIM.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WHOLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DATE

 

WEIGHT

CUM'TIVE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAUGHT

 

TONNES

WEIGHT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15 Feb��

1961

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22 Feb��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23 Feb��

 

2.79

2.79

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24 Feb��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25 Feb��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26 Feb��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27 Feb��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28 Feb��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 March��

 

1.68

4.47

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9 March��

 

1.04

5.51

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12 March��

 

1.11

6.62

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17 March��

 

0.42

7.04

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23 March��

 

5.30

12.34

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26 March��

 

1.15

13.49

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28 March��

 

3.22

16.71

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29 March��

 

2.61

19.32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 April

 

2.94

22.26

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 April

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 April

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 April

 

1.03

23.29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL 23.29

tonnes

 

TOTAL HERRING 4.60t

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMENTS :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Started :

 

 

Finished :

 

 

Days :

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poorest salmon season since 1949/50. Caught 4.6 tonnes of herring. Road from Boxwood Hills to Wellstead (Bremer Bay) upgraded. New roads put in from Swamp Road (Bertolas) to Gairdner River estuary (Gordon Inlet Road) and from there to Bremer (Gairdner River Road). First nylon net introduced ie bunt only in one net.


 

 

 

YEAR :

1960

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Bentley at Trigelow

 

 

 

 

John Cleary

 

270m Hemp

 

 

 

 

Morris at Bremer

 

 

 

 

Jack Coyne

 

270m Hemp

 

CAMP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harry Back

 

300m Herring net

 

House at House Beach

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bernie Inman

 

 

Shelter shed on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Graham Bowden*

 

* = part season

 

beach at House Beach

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Laurie Balcombe*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SALMON CATCHES

ESTIM.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WHOLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DATE

 

WEIGHT

CUM'TIVE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAUGHT

 

TONNES

WEIGHT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20 Feb��

 

0.76

0.76

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22 Feb��

 

8.23

8.99

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28 Feb��

 

2.63

11.62

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29 Feb��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 March��

 

11.90

23.52

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 March��

 

3.46

26.98

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6 March��

 

4.71

31.69

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7 March��

 

4.89

36.58

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8 March��

 

3.13

39.71

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 March��

 

3.51

43.22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11 March��

 

1.14

44.36

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12 March��

 

4.31

48.67

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23 March��

 

2.18

50.85

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25 March��

 

1.02

51.87

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31 March��

 

0.50

52.37

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 April

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 April

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 April

 

3.96

56.33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 April

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 April

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6 April

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8 April

 

1.70

58.03

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19 April

1960

1.16

59.19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL 59.19

tonnes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMENTS :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Started :

 

 

Finished :

 

 

Days :

 

 

 

 

 

 

Used a conversion factor of H & G x 1.42 to convert to whole weight. Caught 14.7 tonnes of herring during the salmon season.�� Bentley commenced salmon fishing in his own right, based in the corner at Trigelow.