AUSTRALIAN TRAWLING.
RECORD CATCH OF FI3F. A record catch of fioh was IMcently made by the Kooraanga, a- New South Wales State trawler After only 39 hours' actual fishing time the vessel landed no less j. quantity than 964 baskets of edible fish. This represents 57,84011)3, or almost "?fi tons. The bulk of the catch was large deep-sea flat head. 'Tlje decks of the vessel were ji wonderful sight after each haul," said Mr Stead, manager of the State travlers, "when 1 all traces of deck pounds and hatches were completely buried beneath a dithering 9lnmmering mass of fish, reaching from the half-buried trawj winch Tight up to the doorways of the forecastle. So large were the individual catches m some of the hauls that the trawler men were afraid that they would never land the fish over the sides. The landing'of these huge catches was an inspiring sight, raid was an eloquent testimony of the value of tlws wealth wiith'a JW. i
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Taranaki Daily News, 27 December 1918, Page 5
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163AUSTRALIAN TRAWLING. Taranaki Daily News, 27 December 1918, Page 5
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