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Kōrero: Food shops

Fish and oyster saloon, Invercargill

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Fish and oyster saloon, Invercargill

This was one of four fish and oyster saloons run by Invercargill's Pasco brothers in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Oyster saloons served oysters on the shell, oyster stews, and fish and oysters cooked in different ways. Some were also fishmongers selling fresh fish. They were popular establishments in many New Zealand towns up until the 1930s.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Pasco family

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Carl Walrond, Food shops – Butchers and fishmongers, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/25481/fish-and-oyster-saloon-invercargill (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Carl Walrond, i tāngia i te 6 April 2010, updated 1 September 2016.

Comments

chris pasco
07 March 2013
Haven't seen this photo , but have one plate from the shop9s). Great to see it