Young fisherman, c. 1930

This image shows a young man sitting on a wooden box mending a fishing net. A large pile of fishing nets are in front of him and more nets are hanging over a rail behind him. He is sitting inside rail tracks which run off into the distance. He is dressed in a long-sleeved white shirt, woollen vest and long pants tucked into dark socks and white shoes. He has a short back and sides hair cut with a mop of hair on the top.

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OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Young fisherman, c. 1930

DATE1930

MEDIAImage

PHOTOGRAPHERVelox

COLLECTIONHastings-Western Port Historical Society

REG NO.P331.2

HISTORY

This is a photograph of John Mirabella taken at aged 16 years sitting on the Hastings Pier.

DESCRIPTION

This image shows a young man sitting on a wooden box mending a fishing net. A large pile of fishing nets are in front of him and more nets are hanging over a rail behind him. He is sitting inside rail tracks which run off into the distance. He is dressed in a long-sleeved white shirt, woollen vest and long pants tucked into dark socks and white shoes. He has a short back and sides hair cut with a mop of hair on the top.

SUBJECTS

Fishermen, Fishing industry, Jetties and wharves, Local history, Piers, Pioneers

KEYWORDS

Hastings Pier, Mirabella, John