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    New chapter in life of working boat

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    A former coal barge is taking it easy in retirement. Sally Clifford finds out more…. FLANKED by high-rise apartments in a trendy waterside setting, you could say Marjorie R has got it made. The once grimy and industrial cityscape through which she previously sailed, transporting 75 tonnes of coal each journey between Fall Ings, Wakefield…

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