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Recreational and professional fishermen with their catches, Broadwater, Southport, Queensland

Recreational and professional fishermen with their catches, Broadwater, Southport, Queensland

Top photograph: Mr Ken Hovard on the left, pictured beside two well dressed visitors displaying their catch. Mr Hovard conducted fishing trips on his 8 metre boat, Shamrock.--Information source: Gold Coast Bulletin, Qld., 11 May 1977.Bottom photograph: From the left: Mr Ralph Beatty, Mr Jim O'Connell, Mr Arthur Wild and Mr Sam Hall. Mr O'Connell and Mr Wild were professional fishermen.--Information source: Gold Coast Bulletin, Qld., 11 May 1977In the early 1900s, The South Coast Bulletin published an annual brochure, the Coast's fishing oportunities was one of the highlights. These fishing photographs are believed to have been printed about 1908--Information source: Gold Coast Bulletin, Qld., 11 May 1977