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Interview with Brian Bailey about the history of the Australian Fishing Industry

Date1989 - 1990

Object numberANMS0871[050]

NameInterview

MediumCompact disk and tape

DimensionsOverall: 7 × 11 mm

ClassificationsBorn digital media

Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Murdoch University

Terms

DescriptionA recorded interview with Brian Bailey in Bellerive, Tasmania as part of a series titled 'History of the Australian Fishing Industry'. It contains information on the Bailey families history in fishing, Brian's entry into fishing, his first boat, crayfish from St Hellens, prices, bigger boats, trouble with boats, financial help, shark fishing, scalloping, multi-purpose licences, orange roughy, private finance, vessel design problems, launching and fitting out, selling out, consultancy, changes in fishing technology, management needs, self-help boat building, building of a super boat and the endless saga, shipway and workshop, refusal of finance, building other boats, licence problems, finance problems, design problems and government problems.HistoryThis recorded interview with Brian Bailey 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 recorded interviews is significant in providing a comprehensive record of commercial fishing from the 1950s to the 1990s across Australia.