Ned Bishop and his boat called Whisper with all sorts of goods for sale

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TitleNed Bishop and his boat called Whisper with all sorts of goods for saleDescriptionPhotograph taken under the Bongaree Jetty (also known as the Bribie Island Jetty). People in the photograph from left to right - Ned Bishop, Joe Campbell and Pat Levinge. The schedule discharge of passengers from the SS Koopa and SS Doomba also provided a market for other enterprising locals. Harry Freeman a fisherman who lived along Ningi Creek on the mainland would come over to the Bribie jetty to sell crabs and fish to passengers. Ned Bishop in his launch the Whisper did the same for fruit and vegetables and sometimes a goat which he called Lamb or Mutton. Joe Campbell and Pat Levinge also traded their produce with the tourists. This photograph was taken in 1920.Date1920CollectorJohn Oxley Library, BrisbaneRecord typePhotographFormat typePhysicalOriginal format colourBlack and whiteNotesCopied by the John Oxley Library, BrisbaneLocation of originalsJohn Oxley Library, Brisbane
Negative Number: 8434

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CollectionCaboolture Library Photographic Collection

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PlaceBribie Island (Qld.)Bongaree (Qld.)Subject (keywords)boatsjetties & wharvesgroups (people)businesspeoplecommercial events & activities

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