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258:References
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101:Ilfracombe
70:Liquidated
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252:Liverpool
180:Brilliant
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244:Norseman
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220:Cornubia
199:Cornubia
157:Cornwall
149:Cornwall
30:Shipping
27:Industry
161:St Ives
128:History
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59:Defunct
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