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C1881
Head-Quarters of the New Fishery at Port Stephens.
Artist:
Artist unknown.
Rare engraving of the fishery and wharf established in Port Stephens to supply the Sydney market, as a result of over fishing in Sydney waters. From: The Illustrated Sydney News. Royal Commission appointed on the 8th January, 1880, to Inquire … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Head-Quarters of the New Fishery at Port Stephens.
Date:
C1881
Artist:
Artist unknown.
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Image Size:
215mm
x 150mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1881
Description:
Rare engraving of the fishery and wharf established in Port Stephens to supply the Sydney market, as a result of over fishing in Sydney waters. From: The Illustrated Sydney News. Royal Commission appointed on the 8th January, 1880, to Inquire Into and Report Upon the Actual State and Prospect of the Fisheries of this Colony. Under the Fisheries Act 1881, the colony was divided into three divisions: The Home Fisheries which embraced all marine fisheries “between Port Stephens, including its lakes and tributaries, to the north, and Bherrewerre, in St George’s Basin, to the south”. The Northern Fisheries which embraced all marine fisheries “from Port Stephens to the northern boundary of the Colony”.
