The Big Merasheen Fish Plant, wharf and Cod Liver Oil Factory in 1965.  From John Pitcher: "My father Lar Pitcher worked for a time at the factory and he always offered me a little ladle full of warm cod oil when I went to visit.  He told me of his voyages North with a crew of Norwegian whalers when he was only in his early teens and worked in the whale factory rendering out whale oil in Battle Harbour in 1930.  He continued fishing in Merasheen long after the re-settlement because he loved fishing.  He retired from fishing at 68 years of age and died a few days just before his 79th birthday (RIP).  Note: The Pomroy’s famous skiff at the wharf and it is well known in Merasheen and was displayed on a set of Merasheen laminated place mats.  The skiff is also etched in stone on the Memorial Plaque /Monument at the Cross Roads in Merasheen.

The Big Merasheen Fish Plant, wharf and Cod Liver Oil Factory in 1965.  From John Pitcher: "My father Lar Pitcher worked for a time at the factory and he always offered me a little ladle full of warm cod oil when I went to visit.  He told me of his voyages North with a crew of Norwegian whalers when he was only in his early teens and worked in the whale factory rendering out whale oil in Battle Harbour in 1930.  He continued fishing in Merasheen long after the re-settlement because he loved fishing.  He retired from fishing at 68 years of age and died a few days just before his 79th birthday (RIP).  Note: The Pomroy’s famous skiff at the wharf and it is well known in Merasheen and was displayed on a set of Merasheen laminated place mats.  The skiff is also etched in stone on the Memorial Plaque /Monument at the Cross Roads in Merasheen.

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