Fishing on Mer (Murray island) Torres Strait 1907

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Fishing with the scoop weres and the fish beater on Mer (Murray island), Torres Strait in 1907.

Last Updated: 9 February 2011

Great Barier Reef Mer Island Map View full size
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Bowd and Lyabel fishing, Mer (Murray Island), Torres Strait 1907 View full size
Alan McCulloch © Courtesy of the Archives, Australian Museum

Waier Island view from Mer (Murray Island) Torres Strait 1907 View full size
Alan McCulloch © Courtesy of the Archives, Australian Museum

Large canoe, Mer (Murray Island), Torres Strait 1907 View full size
Alan McCulloch © Courtesy of the Archives, Australian Museum

Mer (Murray Island) Torres Strait 1907 View full size
Alan McCulloch © Courtesy of the Archives, Australian Museum

A beach on Mer (Murray Island), Torres Strait 1907 View full size
Alan McCulloch © Courtesy of the Archives, Australian Museum

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