Newlyn Fisherwomen- Collecting the Catch
The second woman in from the right is Mary Wearne. As a young woman she often modelled for the Newlyn School painter Stanhope Forbes, and appeared in a number of his works including Hopeless Dawn and Last…
The vessel Busby, a screw steamer, wrecked on 24 June 1894 on Three Stone Oar (also known as The Wra). The vessel was on its maiden voyage, carrying coal from Newport to Civitavecchia, Rome.