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SAVING A SHARK

JH — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:58:42 +0000

Someone paid about US $100 to save a shark to set it free. The small spotted shark is called a Wobbegong in Australia – a bottom dwelling species. There’s also a reference to stopping sharks being finned in Taiwan. Sorry I can’t be any more informative than this. From Apple Daily 29 February 2012 in Taipei.

BROOME – PEARL DIVING

JH — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:54:28 +0000

Karen Yip had just won a jewelry design competition. Her winning entry was this tiara made from all Western Australia luxury products. Diamonds from the Argyle mines, gold from nearby plus pearls farmed in the Broome district.

CUTTLEFISH

JH — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:59:15 +0000

BROOME – PEARL DIVING

JH — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:14:48 +0000

AIR + WATER (1967 picture by John Harding)

JH — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 01:13:15 +0000

AUSTRALIAN SKINDIVERS MAGAZINE (1968)

JH — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 23:57:06 +0000

One of a dozen or more JHH cover pictures supplied to the USFA magazine in the 1960s. A giant clam and Valerie Taylor – during the Belgian Expedition to the GBR.

The Underwater Spear Fisherman’s Association Inc. is publishing their magazine again today. We did a video featuring a selection of cover pictures in the 1960s – which is on You Tube. In a small way it tracks the changes occurring from our simple beginnings as underwater explorers.

UNDERWATER PROMOTIONS 1971

JH — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 07:32:24 +0000

John Harding interview

DOCUMENTARY FILM POSTERS

JH — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 05:44:14 +0000

“Aquarius” (1970)

“Tropic Reef Seafari” (1983) test only – limited edition

RON TAYLOR (1965)

JH — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:35:28 +0000

Ron became the world spearfishing champion, in Tahiti, later the same year. This picture was taken in clear fresh water springs called Ewen Ponds, near Mt Gambier in South Australia. A good location to check sharpness of camera lens underwater.

HISTORY OF AUSTRALIAN SHARK ATTACKS

JH — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 23:38:49 +0000

Well, a partial history up until 1954 of thereabouts. From newspaper stories which glorified the horrors, as they once did. Most attacks were in the era before contract beach meshing nets were positioned (not as barriers) and when there were lots of fish to be caught from beaches, especially at night.

http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/result?q=shark+attack&s=180