STRONSAY'S PIERS

Coal Hulks 

A Report on Shipping Activities at Stronsay's Piers in 1930 
(from newspaper reports collected by Jim Work)

S.s. Ravenscraig arrived on Friday, 27th June with coal for Mr. Jas. Sutherland’s hulk Watchful, and 100 casks of oil for Mr. R. Watt, merchant. S.s. Edith Bosselmann for herrings from Mr. Leslie, shipbroker, on the same day, took part-cargo at the main and west piers and at Papa Stronsay. S.s. Glenrose with coal for Messrs Leslie’s hulk Riga, after discharging proceeded to the main pier to load herrings. Cured herrings caught only 12 hours earlier were shipped by this vessel. S.s. Erika Tress, Hamburg, arrived on Tuesday last week to load herring. S.s. Renalda arrived on Wednesday last, week with stock for Messrs Duncan McIver, Ltd. The vessel berthed at the firm’s pier. S.s. Curlew (A.906), and S.s. Kinaldie (A.83), arrived on Wednesday last week for bait also.

A number of gutters, chiefly Irish boys, arrived on Tuesday last week, per S.s. Orcadia. The S.s. Orcadia arrived at Stronsay on Wednesday afternoon last week with Kirkwall Town Band and about 150 visitors. The weather was all that could be wished for – dead calm with a hot sun. The band, which played the Orcadia to the pier, fell in and marched up the village. At 7.15 the band discoursed a programme of music in a park in the vicinity of the village, to an audience of several hundred – islanders and fisher people. A collection was taken up in aid of the Stronsay Public Hall Fund. The band left for Kirkwall per S.s. Earl Thorfinn.