A Brief History of Victoria’s Fisherman’s Wharf in The Post War Era
From the end of the Second World War to about 1990 was the heyday of the fishing fleet at Fisherman's Wharf. Fishing vessels were tied to every dock but the two at the east end. These two “live aboard” docks were home to a diverse, and often eccentric, community from the 1970s right up until the turn of 2000.
Many colourful characters roamed the docks and rubbed shoulders with the fishermen. People would appear from nowhere and make the wharf their new home. Suddenly, they would move on and quickly be replaced by other, equally eccentric types. This meant there was never a dull moment on the wharf. Local police were often kept busy breaking up fights and cross-checking their list of outstanding arrest warrants with the roster of wharf inhabitants.
