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I think the twin-funnel, tug-like vessel is pumping water out of the part-submerged vessel - the tug might be registered in Sunderland, but I can't make out the name

The cart on the jetty seems to be on a flat skid, which runs on rails along the jetty.

EDIT: The man behind the horse at the landward end of the jetty seems to be leaning on an empty skid - the cross-rail he's leaning on would support the shafts of the cart

The first edition Ordnance Survey 6" map shows lots of collieries along the coast between Fair Head and Ballycastle, so it seems likely that coal brought by cart to the jetty at Ballycastle, where the skids on the jetty allowed coal to be tipped directly into the ships.
The collieries seem to have worked the coastal cliffs and had great names:
Salt Pans Colliery
White Mine Colliery
Falbane Colliery
North Star Colliery
West Mine Colliery
Lagglass Colliery
Goldnamuck Colliery
Pollard Colliery
Griffin Colliery
Gobb Colliery
Portnagree Colliery

The wreck may well be that of the Grimsby steam trawler Starling which sank in the harbour in 1902.

www.irishwrecksonline.net/Lists/AntrimNorthList.htm

Rory Sherlock It could be George Lindsay Sunderland?

For years this aircraft provided scheduled flights between Imperial, CA and San Diego. This plane was taken by me (I. E. Quastler) at San Diego, when it was still possible to get onto the ramp and sneak in such a shot.

In the early 1970's, flights from El Centro to San Diego were almost always on time. At the time I was attending College and had an early Tennis class. The tennis courts were near the approach path. Arriving around 6:45 am from El Centro, you could set your watch by them!

Imre Quastler Thank you for sharing your collection!

The warship looks similar to the German Imperial Navy BUSSARD, (but it isn't!) -

The ship is the German cruiser Condor. In 1903-1913 she was serving in South Asia and often visited Sydney for repair (spring of 1905, 1907, 1908, 1912).

Antoine R Thanks for identification of the Condor. A detailed Pacific itinerary of the ship is here, showing dates of arrival in numerous ports: marshall.csu.edu.au/Marshalls/html/history/Condor.html

Antoine R Andy Brill That's great! SMS CONDOR (1892-1921) she is. Wikipedia - de.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS_Condor (with photo) Full details - www.german-navy.de/hochseeflotte/ships/avisos/condor/inde... including - " ... the Kreuzer IV. Class of the Bussard class. Not build after the requirements of naval fleet battles, but specially designed ships for overseas duty. Beside their huge coal capacity, they were equipped with sails to assist the steam engines. Quite unusual for its time, the cruisers were equipped with an electrical system and a huge flashlight on top of the command bridge. ... " - not in evidence in this photo?

beachcomber australia Antoine R Andy Brill Thanks Atoine R for the information, our records have been updated. Thanks also to beachcomber and AndyBrii for the links!