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We sold herring for tuppence each

Recorded 5 years ago

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In this short recording, Murray Banks recalls how as a youngster he and a friend would go scaffing for herring at Wick harbour, then earn some pocket money by selling the fish round the doors. One customer even placed a regular order.

Murray also talks about going fishing for peltags and mackerel.

You can listen to Murray sharing some of his other childhood memories in this earlier Wick Voices recording:

https://www.wickheritage.org/voices_play.php?id=0202202120530857054

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Murray BanksBorn in 1940

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