.....And a fishy tail from Hauxley :
On Monday last, [2nd July 1821] a haddock was caught by Ralph Dawson, a fisherman of Hauxley and sold with five others for 3d to a neighbour, whose daughter, on opening one of them, found in the gut a gold ear-ring with jewel suspended, in addition to the bargain.
[from the Caledonian Mercury 9th July 1821]
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