OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Hastings Jetty Fish Shed, 1989

DATE1989

MEDIAImage

COLLECTIONHastings-Western Port Historical Society

REG NO.P643

HISTORY

The men are Bill Patience, John Woolley and Doug Norton. The following is written in blue biro on the back of the photograph: “Bill Patience 3rd Billy Patience John Woolley Doug Norton. Billy financed the rebuilding Doug Norton is a carpenter & mate of Billy’s. Mick O’Keefe House remover provided the house float in order to move the shed over to behind old Bill Patience’s house in Skinner St, so repairs to foundation could take place. This was undertaken by P & H at Stony Point. Foreman Wolfgang ?”. The fishing shed, built in 1866, played an important part in the local fishing industry. When it was restored in 1988 it became a retail fish sales venue.

DESCRIPTION

This image shows three men posing for a photograph beside a newly restored building. The men are all smiling and the man on the right has his hand on his hat. The plaque above the door reads: “Circa 1866 Hastings Jetty Fish Shed Restoration 1989”. Water, a jetty and large tanks can be seen in the background.

SUBJECTS

Bays, Fishing industry, Jetties and wharves, Sheds

KEYWORDS

Hastings, Hastings Fishing Shed, Hastings Jetty, Norton, Doug, O’Keefe, Mick, Patience, Bill, Woolley, John