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Royalist (U.K.) 77 ft Brigantine Falmouth

Andrew Besley Collection

Falmouth

c1980s

Fastnet Disaster RNAS Culdrose 771 Squadron helicopter crew

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Helston

c17 Aug 1979

Rescued Fastnet Race sailors recover & strip off wet clothing at RNAS Culdrose

Andrew Besley Collection

Helston

c17 Aug 1979

Nurse with a rescued crew from the Fastnet Race at RNAS Culdrose Cornwall

Andrew Besley Collection

Helston

c17 Aug 1979

An Air Sea Rescue Crew by their helicopter at RNAS Culdrose: Navigator: Pilot: Diver

Andrew Besley Collection

Helston

c17 Aug 1979

Rescue crew in helicopter L to R Diver, Pilot, Navigator. Note stretcher & Air bottles in foreground

Andrew Besley Collection

Helston

c17 Aug 1979

Coastguards and District Controllers gather at Gwennap Head Coastguard Station for presentation after the Fastnet Disaster. Centre - Head of Coastguard Service Tim Fetherston Dilkes

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Autumn 1979

John Nott MP from the Ministry for Trade & Industry at RNAS Culdrose with Lt. Comdr. R. Wilkinson & Station Commander

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Helston

Late 1979

Penlee Lifeboat tows in stricken yachts to Newlyn Cornwall

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Penzance

c17 Aug 1979

Rescued puffin held by Matt Lethbridge cox of the Isles of Scilly Lifeboat

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Isles of Scilly

1980s

Tredavoe - exercising horses from the local stable

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1980s

Pam Wells & 'Janus' the Irish Wolf Hound at the Outrigger Restaurant St. Ives

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St Ives

1980s

Polling station based in a local resident's house, Morvah

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Penzance

c1970s

Crowlas - local GP leaving Star Inn - the saloon bar was used as a waiting room, the public bar as a surgery

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Penzance

c1970s

Fishermen take their boats through to Portheras Cove - Pendeen

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St Just

c1970s

Farmers son Terry Davey gets up out of the slurry shouting at the fishermen

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St Just

c1970s

Farmers son Terry Davey arrives with another 800 gallons to pour over the fishermen. They grabbed him and pulled him out of the tractor cab and threw him into the slurry

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St Just

c1970s

PC Kenneth Wood listens as David Hill and Terry Davey argue over the disputed Right of Way. This was the first time in the three year dispute that "all parties" had met face to face: Davey having previously refused c1970s

Andrew Besley Collection

St Just

c1970s

Fishermen demolish the new wall take their boats to the Cove. They had been hindered from working for 3 weeks because of the Daveys

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St Just

c22 May 1970

Farmer Davey on the left argues with a local fisherman re right of Way issue

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St Just

c1970

Pendeen fishermen push large granite boulder from gateway leading to Boat Cove and tip it over the cliff c1970s. Hughie Hill, far left

Andrew Besley Collection

St Just

c1970s

Pendeen fishermen remove 10 tons of boulders from gateway leading to Boat Cove

Andrew Besley Collection

St Just

c1970s

Boat Cove,Portheras, Pendeen. Note huts and slipway built by fishermen at cost of -8,000 over 16 years

Andrew Besley Collection

St Just

c1970s

Victory for the fishermen as the gate is opened to Portheras Cove Pendeen. The boulders from wall in are in the foreground having been removed by Farmer Rex Davey after 6 months of "blockade."

Andrew Besley Collection

St Just

c1970s

Fishermen land their catch at Portheras Cove

Andrew Besley Collection

St Just

c1970s

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