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John Arnold

_The Evening Post_, 7 March 1925:
THE OYSTER SEASON
FIRST CATCH LANDED
HOW THE TRAWLERS WORK
An excellent haul of “the first #oysters of the season” was made by the #Bluff #trawling fleet on Tuesday last, a total of four small steamers being engaged in the task, and returning to port laden with luscious bivalves.
The fleet made for the main oyster beds between Dog Island and the island of Ruapuke. These beds are always tried out at the first of the season, for they lie in shallow water … and it has been found that the shallow water oysters are the best, being hard-shalled [sic], large, and plump. The sea-floor of Foveaux Strait is covered from the western to the eastern extremity with huge oyster beds.…
The beds having been reached after 1½ hours steaming, the crew of five men on each boat commenced the serious work of the day. The boats began to steam slowly up against the tide at four knots per hour, and the dredging gear was got ready. There are two dredges on each boat—one forward arid one aft. They are worked both on the same side of the boat, and are slung over the side on half-inch wire rope running through derricks attached to the fore and mizzen masts.…
[A detailed description follows]
paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/news
#OnThisDay #OTD #PapersPast #Fishing #Southland #FoveauxStrait #NewZealand

Black-and-white photo: At the Bluff. 1910s–1920s. Photographer, Frederick George Radcliffe. Description: Looking over to Bluff from the old Bluff Wharf showing the circular quay out to the wharf with yachts and dinghies berthed next to it (across centre), the premises of Urwin and Roderique’s Oyster Merchants (right of centre), and storage sheds in the midground and Gore Street, the Post Office on the corner of Lee Street, the railway station (centre left) and the Presbyterian Church in the background, partly obscured. Citation: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections 35-R0268. https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/276425
Black-and-white photo: The opening of the oyster season in the South Island. 1921. Description: A net full of shellfish being hauled aboard a trawler in Foveaux Strait. Two men are working in the foreground, one of them wearing a dark coat and cap. Citation: Supplement to the Auckland Weekly News, 19 May 1921, p. 42. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections AWNS-19210519-42-02. https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/242070
Black-and-white photo: Throwing over the old oyster shells after a haul: a scene on one of the trawlers in Foveaux Strait. 1921. Description: Old oyster shells being thrown overboard from a trawler in Foveaux Strait. Citation: Supplement to the Auckland Weekly News, 19 May 1921, p. 42. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections AWNS-19210519-42-03. https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/242071
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The Kyiv Independent [unofficial]

Ukraine Daily Summary - Tuesday, October 1 2024

Russia intensifies attacks on recaptured Vovchansk plant following its standard practice of destroying what it can't capture -- Belarusian military starts checking combat capability of Air Force, Air Defense -- Recurring failures to launch Satan ICBM throw shadow on Putin's nuclear saber-rattling -- Is Russia’s new nuclear doctrine a game of bluff or a shift in strategy? -- and more

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writeworks.ukUkraine Daily Summary - Tuesday, October 1 2024Russia intensifies attacks on recaptured Vovchansk plant following its standard practice of destroying what it can't capture -- Belarusian military starts checking combat capability of Air Force, Air Defense -- Recurring failures to launch Satan ICBM throw shadow on Putin's nuclear saber-rattling -- Is Russia’s new nuclear doctrine a game of bluff or a shift in strategy? -- and more
#conscripts#threats#mariupol
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Karl Emil Nikka

Facebook tycker tydligen att jag har anmält för många bluffannonser. Lyckligtvis har Facebook en lösning: blockera mig (bara tillfälligt än så länge).

Senaste inlägget i serien om bluffannonser: nikkasystems.com/2024/07/02/be

Uppdatering: Fler användare rapporterar om tillfälliga blockeringar så min åtkomstblockering kan ha orsakats av större pågående problem hos Meta.

Skärmdump av notis på Facebook med texten ”Du har blockerats tillfälligt”.
#Facebook#Bluff#Meta
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Daniel AJ Sokolov

#Canada enacted a #LinkTax law. If #Meta and #Google keep providing links to the #paywall s of #news websites, they will have to pay 30 percent of the total cost of all news production in the country (mostly TV news).

"No TNX", said Meta and Google. They just won't provide links to paywalls anymore. The government thought it was a #bluff and called it. Now Meta has started blocking the links, a I report for @heiseonline in German:

heise.de/news/In-Kanada-Meta-b

heise onlineIn Kanada: Meta blockiert ab sofort Links auf NachrichtenBy Daniel AJ Sokolov
#BillC18#C18#OnlineNewsAct
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