Ebook: The headscarf revolutionaries: Lillian Bilocca and the Hull triple-trawler disaster of 1968
Author: Bilocca Lillian, Lavery Brian W
- Tags: Fishery law and legislation, Fishery law and legislation--Great Britain, Fishing boats--Great Britain--Safety measures, Fishing boats--Safety measures, Marine accidents, Marine accidents--Great Britain, Electronic books, Biography, Bilocca Lillian -- 1931-Aug. 5th 1988, Fishing boats -- Great Britain -- Safety measures, Marine accidents -- Great Britain, Fishery law and legislation -- Great Britain, Fishing boats -- Safety measures, Great Britain
- Year: 2015
- Publisher: Barbican Press
- City: Great Britain
- Language: English
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Winter 1968. Three Hull trawlers sink. One fishwife vows to change the law. A powerful story of death and survival. In the harsh Arctic seas of 1968, three trawlers from Hull's fleet sank in just three weeks. 58 men died. Lillian Bilocca put down her filleting knife, wrote a petition, and stormed into action. With her army of fishwives she took her battle to the docks and led a raid on Parliament. They changed the shipping laws, 'Big Lil' became an international celebrity. The lone survivor of the tragedies made headlines too. In a tight fishing community, it's dangerous to stand out.
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