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Boat identified as "Our John" St Ives

Boats from Lowestoft & Yarmouth

Note large catch

A man guts dogfish behind Newlyn fish market. Gulls circle around ready to seize and bits that are discarded,

Boat identified on side as "Biddy PZ 121"
Porthleven fishing boat lists to starboard under the weight of its catch.

Catch of mackerel on board

Wrongly identified as Two Boys, re-identified as Lyonesse .(Mr Pender & Douglas Williams.)
Catch of 70,000 fish (7 Lasts)

Unmeshing mackerel, pilchards and herring at Newlyn

Low Tide, grid in harbour

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

Mayon Harbour PZ123

Local fishing boat Pioneer PZ 277 at North Pier Newlyn

The names of two of the boats are can be seen as "Our Boys" and "Our Girls". The “R. R. Bath & Newlyn Ice Co.” (ice factory) can be seen in the background.
"Our Boys"was built in 1904 by Richard (Dick) Pearce in East Looe for George Woodrow…

This is PZ123 Mayon Castle. Skipper, Dicky Worth.
In the 1930's there was such a glut of fish catches many were thrown back into the Harbour.

Long liner pilchards driver gaff rigged sailing vessel, ancient Bewser and steam lorry.
Boat registered CF 6303 (Cardiff)

Boat identifier "Roile Ostend"
5 men sitting on boom, torn sail, small dinghy below

Quickly done by impaling fish on a spike and ripping off its skin.