A SURVIVAL OF ANCIENT BRITAIN.—SaImon-fishing on the River Tiefy, at Conarth, Carmathenshire, Wales. It will be seen that coracles are being used. This primitive type of boat was used by the early Britons. The fishermen work in pairs at intervals of 100 yards and when a fish is netted the coracles are brought together in midstream, the men gathering the net at the same time. The net is errotied into the coracles when they meet.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 980, 24 May 1930, Page 19
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75A SURVIVAL OF ANCIENT BRITAIN.—SaImon-fishing on the River Tiefy, at Conarth, Carmathenshire, Wales. It will be seen that coracles are being used. This primitive type of boat was used by the early Britons. The fishermen work in pairs at intervals of 100 yards and when a fish is netted the coracles are brought together in midstream, the men gathering the net at the same time. The net is errotied into the coracles when they meet. Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 980, 24 May 1930, Page 19
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