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This photograph shows a man loading cable in one of the three tanks on C.S. Mercury.

Cable & Wireless Copyright

A copy of a postcard depicting the loading of china clay from cars and chute to a ship in Charlestown Harbour, St Austell.

ECC Copyright. Photo copied from a postcard

Loading china clay from a horse and cart onto a ship in Penzance.

China clay came mainly from St Just and Tredinney

Norwegian Steam Ship Spes built 1918 loading Clay from Steam Lorries at Penzance
PHOTO COPIED FROM A BOOK

ALFRED EVERARD being loaded from the outer conveyor in Newlyn.

Picture shows the traditional Cornish "Inkwell Pots" unique to the county.
With a hand written message in ink to the reverse of the postcard to a recipient in Ashford, Middlesex

This is possibly the Wallis family at the Tolcarne, Newlyn. Baskets had many uses; the square one is a laundry basket.
The men look as if they are posing with their wares.

Mayon Castle PZ 123, other boats PZ 81, SS 10, BG 77