Probably no man anticipates his Christmas more eagerly or enjoys it with a heartier gusto than the trawler-fisherman; and certainly no man has better earned a jolly Yuletidc, for no man leads a more strenuous, perilous life. But the trawler-fisherman laughs at th® dangers as- at the hardships of his sea life. They certainly don’t impair his zest in life, as you will quickly realise if you spend a Yuletide with him.. Wherever a trawler may be, when Christmas draws near, she always turns her bow homeward for a merry Christmas ashore. On Christmas Eve every quay-side inn is ’crowded with sons of the sea, drinking Christmas toasts, shouting lusty choruses, telling strange tales of fish and fishing, and spinning yarns—a merry, care-free, riotous 4 crowd, determined to enjoy every moment of their hours of Yuletide emancipation.
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Taranaki Daily News, 18 December 1929, Page 4 (Supplement)
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