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Vol. CXII · No. 4,822Late Drizzle EditionPrice: One Tablet
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Obituaries for Shops

CORRY’S FISH, the Old Market (1948–2012): Knew Which Day the Haddock Was Good

Sawdust on the floor, weather on the fishmonger's advice.

Fish on ice on a slab.

Fish on ice on a slab. Photo: Wilfredor, “Fishmonger smiling, Maracaibo street market, Venezuela”, via Wikimedia Commons, CC0

PERTH — We remember Corry’s Fish, where the fishmonger could tell you the weather by looking at a mackerel and was usually right.

It is survived by the phrase “get something nice for tea” and a lemon somewhere.

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