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Mr Mick Busuttin walking up Coconut Palm, Brampton Island, c 1931
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Mr Busuttin’s father is discussed in the article below:
Barrier Miner
Sat 28 Jan 1933
Tourists to Great Barrier Reef
Dr Macgillivray Relates His Experiences
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By evening we came to Keswick Island, which is separated from another large island, St Bees Island, by a narrow passage. We found that the two islands had been leased by a man named Busuttin, who has been on St. Bees for 23 years. He has a very nice house and I was very glad to see this place because it gave an idea of the possibilities of the islands. He has 13 square miles of country in hte two islands and runs over 2000 sheep, milks 12 cows, has goats, chinchilla, rabbits, grows 15 different kinds of fruit, having fruit all the year round, keeps his own vegetables, fowls, turkeys, ducks, and even grows his own coffee. He is practically self contained, except for
Group on Lindeman Island, c 1931
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Lindeman Island is an island in the Lindeman Group of the Whitsunday Islands off the coast of Queensland, Australia. The island was named by Captain Bedwell after his sub-lieutenant, George Sidney Lindeman whilst aboard the Royal Navy vessel HMS Virago.
Most of the island is included in the Lindeman Islands National Park which also protects another 13 islands. The Island was created after a volcanic mountain range was drowned by rising sea levels.
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Messsr Shepherd and Lingard bringing aboard a captured Turtle, Lion Island in distance, c 1931
A Good Catch of Assorted Fish, Goldsmith Island, c 1931
Beautiful Codfish being landed aboard boat by Mr J Lingard, near Flood Rock, c 1931
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A fine catch, but one April in 1939 ….
The Honolulu Star Bulletin
1April 1939
Scientist Scores Again
Fish-Also Story-Record
The biggest fish ever to be caught in Hawaiian waters, or any other waters outside the fairy tale books, was exhibited to cheering thousands in downtown Honolulu today.
After hours of vicious battling, the monster was brought to gaff near the Diamond Head buoy by Dr. Thorkel Gellison, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., famous Norwegian scientist and authority on prevaricana. Four Young Bros. tugs were required to tow the leviathan into port.
“It was nothing,” smiled Dr. Gellison. “I have not only caught bigger fish but have told bigger fish stories.”
The doctor explains that this titanic fish is very common in the Norwegian fjords, particularly Model A, and that very often they are captured and tamed and ridden with saddle and bridle.
Scientific name for the great fish is Gellisoni Fabricata, it having been discovered
A Good Catch of Red Emperor, c 1931
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Red Emperor is actually a Sea Perch and not a true Emperor. They are a stunning fish to catch both in colour and on the table. It would certainly be neck and neck between coral trout and Red Emperor as the most prized table fare fish in Australia. They have a strong jaws and a large powerful tail. They are salmon pink to pale red with dark red stripes. The stripes are more pronounced in juveniles. There is three main stripes, one running from the eye back to the dorsal fin, one through the pectoral fin area and one slanting back towards the tail. Each scale has a white dot on it which adds to its beauty. Commonly caught between 1-8 kgs but can grow as large as 20 kgs.
Red Emperor is found down the entire Queensland coast from close reefs out to the Great
A Good Catch of Albacore, Whitsunday Passage, c 1931
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During spawning, Albacore females produce between 800,000 and 2.6 million eggs which hatch in about one or two days. After the eggs hatch, the fish begin to grow quickly and they remain close to the place where they were hatched for the first year of their lives. They begin to migrate after their first year. Albacore tuna have a lifespan of 11 to 12 years, but they reach reproductive maturity at around five to six years.
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