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M.V. St. Ola approaching a snow covered Stromness Pier, c.1950s.

A busy day in Stromness Harbour. On the left is the M.V. St. Ola, in the centre is the Training Ship 'Prince Louis II'.

The Kirkwall Arts Club cast of 'The Long and The Short and The Tall' on board the lobster fishing boat 'Venture' which took them south to Thurso so that they could compete in the SCDA finals, 1963, wh

The M.V. St. Ola in Hoy Sound, on her way to Scrabster, c.1950s.

Fishery Cruiser 'Norna' at Stromness pier, c.1959.

Norwegian Fishing boats sheltering in Kirkwall Harbour, May 1956. The flags were to celebrate the 51st Norwegian Constitution Day.

The M.V. St. Ola in Stromness Harbour, seen from a snow covered Stromness PIer, c.1950s.

Work begins on the Stromness Swimming Pool at the old Garrison Theatre site, January 1961. See Orcadian 12/1/1961, page 3.

A boat made by J.W. Mackay, boat builder, of Stromness, c.1959.

J.W. Mackay, boat builder, and assistants at work in his shed, c.1959. The shed used to be part of Thornley Binders premises in Stromness. See Orcadian 12/3/1959, page 3.