Port Elizabeth of Yore: Operation of the Fishing Industry in the 1800s

Each industry develops its own modus operandi based upon experience over centuries. So it was with the fishing industry but each area has its own operational nuances. Port Elizabeth without jetties or indeed a harbour of any description operated in a nuanced manner.

Main picture: Warehouses on Algoa Bay, 1886 by George Otto Battenhausen AN H082

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