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Herring boats being unloaded

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Herring boats being unloaded.

With record catches of herring being caught recently, Hartlepool has had a taste of it's former glory as a major herring port. During the past week, a handful of drifters have been mooring at the Dockhead and unloading catches destined for Scotland and many parts of the North of England. NDM July 1976

Date (of image) : 1976

Donor : Hartlepool Museum Service

Part of the "Fishing" collection

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