The Cellardyke boats that have been fishing at the north have nearly all arrived home. The season has been a fairly good one, the average being higher than some years back, it being estimated at £150. The highest boat is the Reliance, with £420. A few have over £300. and quite a number above £200 to their credit.
CELLARDYKE FISHERMAN DROWNED. Yesterday forenoon telegram from Leven announced the sad tidings that Thomas Pringle, Cellardyke, had been drowned off Leven. The unfortunate young man was one of the crew of the Onyx, Skipper Robert Meldrum, and left Anstruther about 3 a.m., with the intention of beaching the Onyx in Leven Dock for the winter. He was about thirty years of age, and engaged to be married in a fortnight.
DESIRABLE PROPERTY IN CELLARDYKE FOR SALE. To be SOLD by Public Roup, within the TOWN CLERKS OFFICE. on THURSDAY, the 20th day of September 1894, at Two o’clock Afternoon, THE PROPERTY, 21 and 23 John Street, Cellardyke, (which was Licensed for over 40 years) consisting of Shop, Dwelling House, Garden, and Oiling House, belonging to the Heirs of the late Mrs Nicol, and all as lately occupied by Mr William Leslie, Wine and Spirit Merchant. For further Particular. apply to Guthrie, Solicitors, Anstruther.
The Fishing Industry in South Australia
The following paragraph is taken from a Geelong newspaper, of the end of June last. The Captain mentioned is Mr Cunningham, late of Cellardyke: ‘ The deep sea fishing cutter “Scotsman” arrived early yesterday at North Geelong front a hard and deep sea fishing trip having experienced some very severe weather during the cruise The ‘ Scotsman’ proved a splendid sea boat in the trying weather in the Straits. Captain Cunningham reports strong easterly and north-westerly in the south west entrance of the ….. Straits, trails. In his opinion the deep sea fish strike to deep water according to storms and season.. For the information of those interested the Captain states that deep sea fishing crafts should be about 30 tons reg. and able to keep the sea in all weathers, the special qualifications required being speed, adaptability and worthiness, for which the Captain holds the prize medal of Norwich exhibition 1881. The fishermen engaged in the trade should moreover be trained to this hazardous work when very young. Victoria waters furnish large scope for deep sea fishing, but he believes that if the Government would be at the expense of building suitable deep sea boats and entrust these to experienced captains, coat of construction to be repaid without interest, and encourage the colonial youth to become apprentices, the deep sea fishing industry would be very soon on a sound footing.
1895
The herring fishing in the Forth closed last week. The returns were very meagre, and the prices ruled from 10s to 10s 6d per cran. The total catch for the season is 3258 crans, against 1675 crans last year, or an increase of 1563 crans. Seven steam liners earned £2646s last week, the shots of white fish and herring ranging from £11 to £31. A number of Cellardyke boats which have been fishing at the north stations have returned home. The fishing has been best for several years back, the average earning being high.
Fisherman Drowned near Aberdeen. —The captain the fishing boat Mizpah, of Kirkcaldy, 398, reported, on arrival Aberdeen on Tuesday afternoon, the of one of his crew, young man of the name George Watson, belonging to Cellardyke, and twenty-four years of age. Watson was assisting, along with others of the crew, adjusting the boat’s sail, when about 10 miles east by north of Aberdeen, when, by some means, was knocked overboard. The boat was making considerable way through the water at the time, and the only immediate measure that could be adopted towards saving the unfortunate fellow was the throwing of oar his direction. He sank, however, and did not appear again during the time the Mizpah remained the vicinity. Watson resided 8 Rodger Street, Cellardyke, and intelligence of the sad accident was at once despatched to his friends by the skipper of the Mizpah on its arrival Point Law. The accident will doubt form the subject of official inquiry.
Re-Opening of The School.—The schools in Cellardyke and Kilrenny were reopened after the holidays on Monday, with a slight increase in the attendance at each over that of last year. The total enrolled in the three schools the first, day was 417.
LIST OF VOTERS. —The new list of voters for Kilrenny contains the names of 271 Parliamentary voters, a decrease 58 over last year, when the numbers were 329. The decrease is owing to deaths and disqualifications for not paying the poor rates in time. The female voters number 36, an increase of one over last year.
(it was only local elections that women could vote in 1895 – it wasn’t until 1918 there was universal suffrage)
FOR SALE, the Cellardyke Fishing Boat ” Isle of May,” 43 feet long, Carvel built, with all Appurtenances, at present lying in Anstruther Harbour. Apply to ALEXANDER RITCHIE, 62 James Street, Cellardyke.
FOR SALE, Carvel built BOAT, 45 feet long, “Rival,” KY. 391. For further particulars apply to 41 Shore Street, Anstruther.
ABERDEEN end of season report., Prior to the commencement of the season, about the end of May a good deal speculation was rife not only in Aberdeen, bet in Cellardyke and other southern the ports whence the boats come and fish from Aberdeen, Peterhead, and Fraserburgh, to the probable of the agreement which was arrived at at a representative meeting of fishermen along the east coast of Scotland, held Aberdeen last December, to observe close time from 10th June 10th July. This was not adhered to, however, by the end of June the northern fishermen had begun operations, and Aberdeen very soon followed suit, though, as a matter of fact, only 397 crans were landed the port for week ending 6th July. The number of boats fishing regularly from the port daring the season now ended was 342 compared with 365 last year. Aa usual, however, a large number of boats which do not make one port their rendezvous occasionally called Aberdeen and landed their fish. The craft were composed 56 Aberdeen, 126 KY., 79 INS., 45 LH., 1 ME., 2 DE., 1 BF., 6 BK., 4 PD, 11 English, and 11 Irish. As may observed, the Cellardyke boats represent more than a third of the total number. During the season the KY. boats as a rule have been the most successful, while, on the other hand, they have been the moot unfortunate of the craft.
The predominant factor in the success of the fishing was oat at all favourable to the fishermen this season. Calm weather, detrimental to the procuring of the herring, was experienced almost from first to last. This season has been remarkable in its absence of storms, the craft being detained from going sea only two evenings as a consequence of rough weather. In consequence of the mild weather, more second day’s herrings were lauded this year than usual, but there was scarcity of fish at the time they were brought in, very remunerative prices were given.
The Misfortunes of the Season,
In connection with the fishing at Aberdeen, there were two fatal accidents, both to Cellardyke men. One of them was struck by the jibboom of the boat, knocked overboard, and was drowned, and the other was knocked overboard by the sail, and drowned. Another Cellardyke fisherman died suddenly while the boat was at sea.
The Fatal Accident of a Fife Fisherman.— An inquiry under the Fatal Accidents Inquiry Act into the circumstances attending the death of a Cellardyke fisherman named George Watson, who was accidentally knocked overboard from the boat Mizpah and drowned on 27th August, was held at Aberdeen yesterday. Acting Sheriff Brown presided. It appeared from the evidence that the deceased when he met his death had been assisting the other members of the crew to bring the boat’s head round to the wind. While unfastening a block for the purpose of lowering the sail, deceased was knocked overboard ana drowned. The jury returned verdict to the effect that the deceased had been accidentally drowned by being dragged overboard the rope attached to the sail owing to its sudden tightening.
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