Lillian Bilocca
Lillian
Bilocca and her colleagues known as the Headscarf
Revolutionaries; Yvonne Blenkinsop, Christine Jensen, Mary
Denness.
Lillian Bilocca as a Headscarf Revolutionary led a campaign
for the safety of fishing fleet. Her campaign led to the
establishment of a Fisherman's Charter by Harold Wilson's
Labour Government. The campaign started following the loss
of three trawlers in a tragic period that shook the city and
the whole fishing industry.
The Three Trawlers were; St. Romanus, Kingston
Peridot, and Ross Cleveland lost with 58
fishermen on board.
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The Headscarf Revolutionaries: Lillian Bilocca and the Hull
Triple-Trawler Disaster
