Interview with Bill Parker regarding the history of the Australian fishing industry
Date1989 - 1990
Object numberANMS0871[004]
NameInterview
MediumCompact disk and tape
Copyright© Murdoch University
ClassificationsBorn digital media
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Murdoch University
DescriptionA recorded interview with Bill Parker of Triabunna, Tasmania, as part of a series titled 'History of the Australian Fishing Industry'. The interview contains information on Bill Parker's early years in the fishing industry, his family history in fishing, entry into professional fishing, craft fishing, shark livers, lack of refrigeration, weather problems, anchorages, decline in catch, predators, pollution, advances in technology, retirement, satisfaction in fishing and generally life in the industry.HistoryThis recorded interview with Bill Parker is part of a larger series produced as result of an oral history research project conducted by the Economics Department of Murdoch University and coordinated by Malcolm Tull. The project commissioned researchers in every Australian state to interview fishermen and others involved in catching, processing and marketing fish. Their research involved questions about daily work, personal memories of life in the Australian fishing industry as well as questions about the economics of the industry.
SignificanceThis collection of 150 recorded interviews is significant in providing a comprehensive record of commercial fishing from the 1950s to the 1990s across Australia.