Reference numberLH000772BDescriptionA fishing boat decorated with flags for the Blessing of the fleet on 22 October 1961. In 1949 a group of fishermen from Molfetta and an Oblate priest inaugurated the "Blessing of the fleet". This became an annual event.Date1961Photograph FormatPhotographDigital ItemYes
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Fishing boat and the Blessing of the fleet (1961). City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 02/07/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/15882
