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Salvaged at Newlyn after capsizing 3/4 mile off Mousehole in 120ft of water

Salvaged at Newlyn after capsizing 3/4 mile off Mousehole in 120ft of water

Salvaged at Newlyn after capsizing 3/4 mile off Mousehole in 120ft of water

The Suevic was homeward bound from Australia, carried a crew of 141, plus 382 passengers, and one stowaway; her cargo was general, and included frozen meats, butter, and copper bars.

She was on her way to Liverpool via Plymouth when an error of…

Looking towards Penzance

125x100mm. Close up of cottages awaiting demolition. Clearance scheme 1939

A box of related items.
In the late 1960s and early 1970s some feminists involved in the Womens' Liberation Movement of that time, encouraged women take control of their bodies by learning to examine themselves using a speculum, a torch and a…

Boxes of fish on the quay in Newlyn with spectators

Queens Hotel Pavilion St Marys Church

Boy in rowing boat and fisherman looking at dead shark in harbour

An unidentified boy in Mount's Bay School, Heamoor, uniform. Two badges on his lapel.

The boy is noted as being called Joe, later Churchwarden.

'Rev. Charles White in black on 3rd. row. Gulval?'
Place not verified.

Boy Scout parade

Written underneath the photograph on the mounting is "Churchward + Penhaul, Heamoor".

Written on an accompanying note is the following information:

Scout Group in front of house:

Back row left to right
Miss Thomas Cub Leader
Jack Reynolds,…