Memories

[Mike Hall]

How many remember this.??


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[Neil Morton]

Hiya Mike as a 16 year old pantry boy and A/S in the 1950's I remember the scene very well. On the Kiwi coast we used go down and clean 'em out ready for the return voyage .

[John Pruden]

Neil many things in that picture is not allowed in todays health and safety rules from the holdsmen to dockers landing cargo and we did it every day a well oiled team on deck and not well oiled {pi..ed} but teamwork every one doing their job? jp

[Ivan Cloherty]

Nice picture, memories indeed, can you name what you see ?

I'll start with the obvious

Clarke Chapman winches

King Beams

Lots of others to get your teeth into

[Trader]

Hatch slabs and dunnage.

[Keith Tindell]

Real tarps, derrick preventers, kt

[Des Taff Jenkins]

As John Points out a present day safety nightmare, but a great picture of how it was.
Des

[Richard Quartermaine]

Just add the rattling of the winches, yells from the wharfies and the smells of cargo. Ahhhhh!
Richard

[Ivan Cloherty]

Just add the rattling of the winches, yells from the wharfies and the smells of cargo. Ahhhhh!
Richard

No rattling from those winches Richard, they're electric!

Still a lot to be spotted

[Keith Tindell]

derrick crutches, topping lift blocks, derricks swung outboard, so loading or discharging by crane, kt