Moray Firth fishing disaster Baldie in 1860 and the Zulu in 1879. By the end of the century all the east coast fishing vessels were fully decked. Moray Firth fishing disaster The Moray Firth fishing disaster of August 1848 was one of the worst fishing disasters in maritime history on the east coast of Scotland, and was caused by a severe storm that struck the Moray Firth. The event led to widespread improvements to harbours and significant changes to the design of fishing boats over the remainder of the 19th century. Scottish fishing boats of the late 18th and early 19th centuries were generally
Firth Concrete Firth Concrete Firth Concrete (legal title: "Firth Industries") is New Zealand’s largest and only national concrete company. It produces ready mix concrete under its Certified brand, a large range of concrete masonry (or grey masonry), paving, segmental retaining walls and veneers. It also has a range of bagged, pre-mixed product that is marketed under the Dricon brand. The business from which Firth evolved started at Matamata, New Zealand, in 1865. This original business was established by Josiah Clifton Firth, who arrived in New Zealand in 1856. On arriving Josiah decided that Auckland needed a modern flour mill. But first it