Yesterday, Today | A feast of fish in the rivers of the district

By Alan McRae
September 13 2021 - 5:30am
Yesterday, Today | A feast of fish in the rivers of the district
Yesterday, Today | A feast of fish in the rivers of the district

PROBABLY one of the Bathurst district's most popular fishing spots in the 1920s and 1930s was at or above the forge on the Macquarie River. The forge is to be found roughly about midway between Bathurst and Hill End. Our photo this week is of a postcard sold by J.R. and A. Jones, stationer, of Bathurst. Four men can be seen with their fishing rods. The image was photographed by Mr. H.C. Beavis, professional photographer of Bathurst.

It was quoted quite early in the 1830s that fish caught in the Macquarie and other local rivers provided a reliable food source for the early inland European settlers and local Aboriginals.

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