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was used for opening the big sea mullet
which appeared in schools at certain periods
of the year - The wood for the prongs was
first of all shaped in the rough and then
allowed to lie in some salt water pool for
a time to get rid of the sap and toughen
it - and at the same time make it
easier to scrape down to the required
thickness - The makers soon found out
the superiority of a scraper made from
a broken bottle over the shell scraper
formerly in use - It was interesting to
watch the opening of the sea mullet - The
fish used to travel from west to east close
inshore (on the northern side of the harbour) at high water and it was a great
time of feasting for the blacks who ate
large quantities of the fish never seeming
to get tired of it - The camp was made
close to the shore and the women were
posted to give notice of the approach of
a school, at the signal the fishermen,
generally about half a dozen at once,
would rush into the water up to their (?)