OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Oyster dredge, c. 1850

DATE1850s

MEDIAImage

PHOTOGRAPHERDr Bruce Bennett

COLLECTIONHastings-Western Port Historical Society

REG NO.P917.3

HISTORY

This dredge was used in the Western Port oyster beds in the 1850s where there were no less than thirteen boats dredging. The dredge hangs on the wall at the Hastings-Western Port Historical Society Museum. It was donated by Mr Arthur Woodley.

DESCRIPTION

These three images show an oyster dredge lying on a piece of cloth on the grass. The photos have been taken showing three different angles of the dredge. The dredge has an iron bar, about three feet long in the form of a triangle. A ring at the upper part enables the apparatus to be attached to a rope. A hoe-shaped piece with iron rings and a net is attached.

SUBJECTS

Dredges, Fishing, Fishing industry, Museum displays, Museums

KEYWORDS

Hastings-Western Port Historical Society, Woodley, Arthur