Verbatim transcript of an interview with Fortunato (Fred) Marchese: West Australian Fishing Industry [oral history] / / interviewer: Jack Darcey

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AuthorMarchese, Fortunato (Fred) , 1918 -1999; Darcey, JackCorporate AuthorJ.S. Battye Library of West Australian History. Oral History UnitDescriptionChildhood in timber mills, Fremantle and Geraldton Early fishing days in Fremantle The Esplanade -- Fish for beer Pier Hotel Orizaba wreck Cray fishing on the Lavina Pay arrangements Survival fishing Fish markets Peter Travia Willis and Grieve Fish sales Poor people sleeping on the Esplanade during the Depression Fish and seafood prices Live crayfish Shark Early processing Fishing boats and gear Fishing season Oars Other Italian fishermen and their boats Cray boats Coastal, Rivers, Harbours and Docks Paddy Troy Appearance money Social security WWII Coates family -- Other Italians and their familiesImprint1990CollationTranscript (21 leaves)LanguageEnglishDate Published1990NotesTranscript only held in the Fremantle City Library Local History Collection at the time of cataloguing. Original tapes (2 tapes) held at Battye. Part of the oral history segment of the History of the Australian Fishing Industry produced by Murdoch University for the Australian Fisheries Research Council. Project funded by the Fishing Industry Research and Development CouncilDewey ClassOH / MARAudio FormatUnknown

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Barcode30118000224125LocationOral History Collection

PeopleFortunato (Fred) MarcheseSubjectFish MarketsDepression, 1929ItaliansTrade unionsFishing industryCollectionOral History Collection

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