Photographs from the Diary
of Stanley Walton


Two prime cod.
Preparing to shoot the gear.
Shooting the gear before sorting the fish.
Skipper Bruce with his son who was the cook.
Skipper Bruce D.S.M.
A small bag.
Fore trawlboard remnant.
This picture shows all that was left of the starboard trawling gear after hauling wreckage. It took one hour to get clear and the damage to the gear was £100. The skipper and other men share in the profits and therefore this amount of money is very significant.
Fore trawlboard remnant.

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