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Herring Fisheries Lowestoft

1931 , Lowestoft (Suffolk)

Cat no. 9022

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Film showing trawlers catching fish and people working at the Herring Fisheries in Lowestoft, such as cleaning, salting and packing the fish.

Shot of the crew on the trawlers and fishing boats unloading and salting down herrings in barrels. Close ups of the baskets filled with fish. Camera pans across the barrels of fish. Women stand in a line in front of the barrels cleaning the fish. Close ups of the barrels of salt and fish. The women reach down into the barrels for the fish and throw salt onto them. Shot of a truck driving towards the camera. Shot of the fishing boats sailing on the sea and the crew pulling the ropes ready to catch more fish.

Keywords

Boats; Fish; Fishing; Fisheries; Herring; Sea; Trawlers;

Intertitles

The Trawlers Coming In Unloading And Salting Down Herrings In Barrels. Where The Fish Are Cleaned And Packed. Scotch Fisher Girls Busy Cleaning. Packing And Salting Down In Barrels. Off To Get More Fish.

Background Information

Family films of John Harrison of Stambourne, Essex. John Harrison was the son of Victor B. Harrison, a famed model train enthusiast from Bishop Stortford. John Harrison's family also owned Harrison and Sons Limited, a print works in High Wycombe, that has since become De La Rue.

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Herring Fisheries Lowestoft

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