For Its size, Grimsby is said to bo the richest town in England. At tho fish pontoon the icy wind cuts across tlio coldest corner of tho east const. Tho trawlers lio along tho quayside. Six hefty men pull at six ropes, and up comes n basket of fat. fresh fish mixed with crushed ice. They lio in solid rows, with gaping mouths, nnd lacklt.sh'O eyes—tho wealth of Grimsby. There is a skipper who pays incomo tax on ,£IO.OOO a year. • Tnovo we (deck hands who draw £30, JMO, and f.veti j£fio for a three-weeks' voyage to tho Iceland or Faroe fishing gixrands.
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 214, 4 June 1920, Page 6
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103Page 6 Advertisements Column 7 Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 214, 4 June 1920, Page 6
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