Swansea Docks-Dockers page 2

Retired Section Swansea Docks

The 70 ton crane sometime in the 1920s.

This photo sent in by Vicky was taken in 1934. The dockers were discharging pit props from the Finnish Vessel 'Fredavore at Swansea Docks. Amongst those identified are Frank Maloney and his father, uncle and nephew
Will and Alf Thomas, Foremen Sam Davies and Ned Jenkins, an embryo Foreman
"Ninny" Morris, Dai Francis, Harry Richards, Walter Russ, Frank Vickery,
Will Dark, Charlie Beck, Dai Squires, Cecil Perkins, Johnnie Williams (uncle
to the Cargo Operating Superintendent Sydney Osborne), Will Bowen,
Teddy Morgan, Cyril Davies, Harry Vonk, Dai Bernard and Dai "Yank" Thomas

Dockers in the 1930s All the cranes are powered by hydraulics ( water power )

Working cargo 1945.

Loading railway engines.

Engines waiting to be loaded.

D Shed Wharf in the 1940s.

Jumbo crane in the cargo shed.

New car being loaded for export. Taken some time in the 1930s

Loading leather to the ss Samdark may 1945.

A cargo of cars waiting to be shipped ( Date not known )

70 Ton Crane loading a tank. This crane was placed on the corner of D Shed Wharf and C shed Wharf. It was unable to travel up and down the quay. When required ships had to be berthed on the end of the wharf under the working radius of the crane.

The gantry in A Shed.

Dockers loading a lorry into the hold. Date maybe sometime in the fifties

Loading coal using a breakage sheet.

Mobile crane handling tractors for export at D Shed 1954.

Loading steel railway sleepers.

Vehicles for export in the 1950s.