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Timber ponds, Hartlepool.
In the Woodyard
Donated by Brenda WrightThe man at the back leaning over the wood is William Bramley. This photograph was probably taken at the docks just before or just after World War II.
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SS Hazelside
Donated by Hartlepool Museum ServiceBeside the timber pool. Hazelside was built in 1928 & owned by Charlton SS Co, Newcastle-on-Tyne. She was torpedoed & sunk in 1939
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Timber Pond
Donated by Hartlepool Library ServiceTmber Pond, East Side, West Hartlepool. Ship being constructed in the background and steam driven cranes.
HHT&N807
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Timber Yard Fire Pump
Donated by Douglas FerridayA L.N.E.R. rail-mounted fire pump and its fire-fighting crew, c.1920. Do you know any of these men?
HHT&N 583
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Timber Yard workers
Donated by Maureen O'DonnellPicture taken in the timber yards in the 1930s. On the far left is James O'Donnell, the others are not known. Note the only sign of health and safety, a leather pad on the shoulder!
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