#cornish miners

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Harold Harvey - St Just Tin Miners, 1935, oil on canvas Harold C. Harvey (1874 - 1941) was a Cornish impressionist painter. He painted in oils and watercolours. Harvey was born in Penzance, Cornwall, the son of a bank manager. Harvey studied painting at the Penzance Art School under the Irish born painter, Norman Garstin. He then attending the Academie Julian in Paris between 1894 and 1896. He began his career exploring social realism and impressionism by painting local fishing and agricultural scenes. Harvey married Gertrude Bodinnar in 1911 in Newlyn. The couple had met when Gertrude posed for Harvey. She also became a painter, and was particularly interested in fabrics. Over the years, Harvey expanded his repertoire to include a wide range of subjects such as still lives, interiors, portraits, landscapes, religious themes, and the industrial landscape of Cornwall.

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“That danged shoemaker! I told un to make one boot longer than t’other and ‘e went and made one shorter than ‘tother.”

Oswald Pryor - Cornish Pasty, 1950

Oswald Pryor (1881-1971; AKA Cipher) was a cartoonist and author. Pryor's pictures and dialogue captured the language and culture of the Moonta and Wallaroo mining communities in. Pryor's cartoons were published in newspapers and magazines such as the Bulletin and the Weekly Herald. He began working in mines at the age of 13 years. Pryor eventually occupied an executive position of the Wallaroo and Moonta Copper Mines until 1923, when the mines closed. Pryor travelled abroad and visited Cornwall where his cartoons had been well received.

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Harold Harvey - The Clay Pit, 1923, oil on canvas Harold C. Harvey (1874 - 1941) was a Cornish impressionist painter. He painted in oils and watercolours. Harvey was born in Penzance, Cornwall, the son of a bank manager. Harvey studied painting at the Penzance Art School under the Irish born painter, Norman Garstin. He then attending the Academie Julian in Paris between 1894 and 1896. He began his career exploring social realism and impressionism by painting local fishing and agricultural scenes. Harvey married Gertrude Bodinnar in 1911 in Newlyn. The couple had met when Gertrude posed for Harvey. She also became a painter, and was particularly interested in fabrics. Over the years, Harvey expanded his repertoire to include a wide range of subjects such as still lives, interiors, portraits, landscapes, religious themes, and the industrial landscape of Cornwall.

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“The sack doant worry me, boay. I got enough to live on, if I died tomorrow.”

Oswald Pryor - Cornish Pasty, 1950

Oswald Pryor (1881-1971; AKA Cipher) was a cartoonist and author. Pryor's pictures and dialogue captured the language and culture of the Moonta and Wallaroo mining communities in. Pryor's cartoons were published in newspapers and magazines such as the Bulletin and the Weekly Herald. He began working in mines at the age of 13 years. Pryor eventually occupied an executive position of the Wallaroo and Moonta Copper Mines until 1923, when the mines closed. Pryor travelled abroad and visited Cornwall where his cartoons had been well received.

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“If all ‘is brains was ink, boay, ‘e wouldn’ ‘ave enough to write a full stop.”

Oswald Pryor - Cornish Pasty, 1950

Oswald Pryor (1881-1971; AKA Cipher) was a cartoonist and author. Pryor's pictures and dialogue captured the language and culture of the Moonta and Wallaroo mining communities in. Pryor's cartoons were published in newspapers and magazines such as the Bulletin and the Weekly Herald. He began working in mines at the age of 13 years. Pryor eventually occupied an executive position of the Wallaroo and Moonta Copper Mines until 1923, when the mines closed. Pryor travelled abroad and visited Cornwall where his cartoons had been well received.

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“I thought it was Billy Bilcock goin’ up, an’ ‘e thought ‘t was me comin’ down, but when we met ‘t wadden neither of us.”

Oswald Pryor - Cornish Pasty, 1950

Oswald Pryor (1881-1971; AKA Cipher) was a cartoonist and author. Pryor's pictures and dialogue captured the language and culture of the Moonta and Wallaroo mining communities in. Pryor's cartoons were published in newspapers and magazines such as the Bulletin and the Weekly Herald. He began working in mines at the age of 13 years. Pryor eventually occupied an executive position of the Wallaroo and Moonta Copper Mines until 1923, when the mines closed. Pryor travelled abroad and visited Cornwall where his cartoons had been well received.

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”Can’t Understand ‘ow I got the sack, boay, I burnt twice s’much coal as they other stokers.”

Oswald Pryor - Manjimup Mail and Jardee-Pemberton-Northcliffe Press,10th November 1933

Oswald Pryor (1881-1971) was a cartoonist and author. Pryor's pictures and dialogue captured the language and culture of the Moonta and Wallaroo mining communities in.  Pryor's cartoons were published in newspapers and magazines such as the Bulletin and the Weekly Herald. Pryor eventually occupied an executive position of the Wallaroo and Moonta Copper Mines until 1923, when the mines closed. Pryor travelled abroad and visited Cornwall where his cartoons had been well received.

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“What steps would ‘ee take if steam pressure suddenly went up to two hundred pound? “

“Longest I could, Cap’n.”

Oswald Pryor -  Midlands Advocate, Perth, 21st December 1945

Oswald Pryor (1881-1971) was a cartoonist and author. Pryor's pictures and dialogue captured the language and culture of the Moonta and Wallaroo mining communities in. Pryor's cartoons were published in newspapers and magazines such as the Bulletin and the Weekly Herald. Pryor eventually occupied an executive position of the Wallaroo and Moonta Copper Mines until 1923, when the mines closed. Pryor travelled abroad and visited Cornwall where his cartoons had been well received.