Man mending nets, c. 1950

This image shows a side view of a man sitting on a wooden dining-room chair, mending fishing nets. A woman holding a newspaper in her left hand, is standing beside him, smiling at the camera. Nets are piled high on a wooden bench in front of the man. A dog is sitting to the right of the man. Clothes can be seen on a line at the far left-hand side of the photo and a wooden toilet is in front of the back wooden fence. Tall trees can be seen in the background.

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OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Man mending nets, c. 1950

DATE1940 to 1960

MEDIAImage

COLLECTIONHastings-Western Port Historical Society

REG NO.P908

HISTORY

This is Jack Mirabella, a Hastings fisherman. This photograph comes from the John Mirabella Collection.

DESCRIPTION

This image shows a side view of a man sitting on a wooden dining-room chair, mending fishing nets. A woman holding a newspaper in her left hand, is standing beside him, smiling at the camera. Nets are piled high on a wooden bench in front of the man. A dog is sitting to the right of the man. Clothes can be seen on a line at the far left-hand side of the photo and a wooden toilet is in front of the back wooden fence. Tall trees can be seen in the background.

SUBJECTS

Fishermen, Fishing, Fishing industry, Men

KEYWORDS

Mirabella, Jack, Mirabella, John