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We could name every boat that was coming in

Recorded 6 years ago

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"Ye'd get half a dozen haddies on a piece of string,” says Robert Sutherland as he shares childhood memories of watching the fishing boats returning to Wick harbour with their catches.

This is a brief extract from a Wick Voices interview recorded in September 2019 and running to 7 minutes. If you would like to hear the full version, please search our list of interviews or use this link:

https://www.wickheritage.org/voices_play.php?id=2210201914125654546

Robert has taken part in several interviews for Wick Voices and all can be found on the website.

The photograph of Wick harbour is believed to have been taken in the 1950s (photographer not known).

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Robert SutherlandBorn in 1954

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