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Studio portrait of Marjorie in rainwear. (See also MG.336)

Wreck of Glamorgan Coast.
Glamorgan Coast ( United Kingdom) on voyage from Bristol to Penzance grounded in fog near Cape Cornwall. The fourteen crew and one passenger rowed ashore to safety.

Lyminge ( United Kingdom) ran aground on Ebal Rocks off Gurnard's Head. The crew and passengers rowed ashore, the ship's cat was rescued later.

Wreck of beached SS Ornais II

The 1200 ton collier Ornais II ( France) driven ashore at Perranuthnoe in hurricane-force winds. She was on her way from Le Havre to Port Talbot to pick up coal.

'Our Lizzy PZ109 a 1st class lugger of 51 foot and 26 tons owned by Richard Worth was rammed by the Water Lily PZ146 a 1st class lugger of 38.6 foot and 18 tons owned by Richard Nicholls and Alex Bond. Our Lizzy sank off Penlee Point at 0300 hours…

Laura Knight

Anyone looking for something a bit out of the ordinary on the weekend of 30/31 March 1930 got a bit of a treat at Porth Nanven. Washed ashore on Saturday 30th was the British World War One submarine L1. The Cornishman reported that the vessel was…

Studio portrait of Marjorie wearing a mackintosh and sou'wester. Photograph probably taken in the Richards family photographic studio in Penzance.

Barbara and Marjorie looking out of a car window

Barbara sitting behind the wheel of car.
Also same occasion as MG.331

Barbara wearing swimsuit and Marjorie wearing halter-neck bikini, sitting in front of rock.

Barbara and Marjorie looking out of a car window. Barbara is in the driving seat.

Carnival Queen and two female attendants at Helston Carnival.
Lyons Cakes sign on left and Symons Shoe and Boot Emporium on right.
Same occasion as MG.328 & 329, but different year.