
David Vick
PORT ESSINGTON - THE FINAL DAYS
In the summer of 1960 my mother and father, sisters Carole and Lynda visited Port Essington. They were taken there by my dad’s uncle Bart...


David Vick
PORT ESSINGTON - SCHOOL DAYS
The photographs in this account feature the second Essington Public School which was constructed about 1904 and was in operation until...


David Vick
PORT ESSINGTON - DOWN BY THE SEA...
My father Robert Vick and his first boat. ca. 1924 Kids and the water.........the perfect combination! My Uncle Tony Vick, later of...


David Vick
FISHING WITH MY DAD. Guest writer: David Vick
· From time to time I would go gill netting with my dad, usually on night sets. I enjoyed pumping the boat out. After a couple of strokes...


David Vick
Guest writer: David Vick Kitson Island
Kitson sland at the mouth of the Skeena River was our picnic area. We would reach the island aboard Inverness Cannery gill netters. Most...


David Vick
‘I’VE SEEN FIRE AND I’VE SEEN RAin"
One of the special outings that sister Carole and I enjoyed was going with our mother to the Inverness company store for groceries. Once...