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Bill 'Poppy' Edwards at Temma, Tasmania


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      Description: Bill 'Poppy' Edwards the first Circular Head fisherman to make a permanent base at Temma, Tasmania on the west coast. He began fishing out of Temma Harbour in 1945. He and his sons Bill (Jnr) and Brian, in good weather, caught 600-700 crayfish in a weekend with only a small dinghy and cray rings.

Format: Pictorial and artistic works
Object: photographs

Titles:
Bill 'Poppy' Edwards at Temma, Tasmania

Subjects: portraitslobsters & crayfishfishermen

People/Orgs: Edwards, Bill (Poppy)Edwards, Bill (Jnr)Edwards, Brian

Places: Temma, Tasmania

Institution: Circular Head Heritage Centre

Object number: CHH_00827

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