Skip to main content
Advanced Search
Image Not Available for Material relating to the Blessing of the Fleet and the Fishing Fleet Festival
Material relating to the Blessing of the Fleet and the Fishing Fleet Festival
Image Not Available for Material relating to the Blessing of the Fleet and the Fishing Fleet Festival

Material relating to the Blessing of the Fleet and the Fishing Fleet Festival

Date1969 - 2001
Object numberANMS0399
NameArchive series
MediumPaper
ClassificationsEphemera
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Fishing Fleet Festival Association
DescriptionThis archive series numbered [001] - [031] consists of material relating to the Blessing of the Fleet and the Fishing Fleet Festival. It includes three Madonna dei Martiri prayer cards, a saint card and a booklet, two Maria di Capo d'Orlando saint cards, and 24 programs for the festival. The Blessing of the Fleet and the Fishing Fleet Festival is held annually in Fremantle, Western Australia by the Italian-Australian fishing community. The traditionally religious event marks the beginning of the fishing and crayfishing season.SignificanceThis material was collected by Nicola Visaggio from 1969-2001 - during his involvement with the Fremantle Fishing Fleet Festival, the Blessing of the Fishing Fleet. It reveals the transference of fishing traditions from Italy to Fremantle by its Italian immigrant community and their descendants.