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Women workers fitting breech blocks in 5 Shop, Elswick Works, Newcastle upon Tyne, 2 December 1942 (TWAM ref. DX1529/1). ‘Workshop of the World’ is a phrase often used to describe Britain’s manufacturing dominance during the Nineteenth Century. It’s also a very apt description for the Elswick Works and Scotswood Works of Vickers Armstrong and its…
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Women workers fitting breech blocks in 5 Shop, Elswick Works, Newcastle upon Tyne, 2 December 1942 (TWAM ref. DX1529/1). ‘Workshop of the World’ is a phrase often used to describe Britain’s manufacturing dominance during the Nineteenth Century. It’s also a very apt description for the Elswick Works and Scotswood Works of Vickers Armstrong and its…
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Name: William Buckham alias Smith Arrested for: not given Arrested at: North Shields Police Station Arrested on: 27 July 1905 Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-75-William Buckham AKA Smith The Shields Daily News for 4 August 1905 reports: "At North Shields Police Court today William Buckham, alias Smith (20), of no fixed abode, was charged…
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Name: William Buckham alias Smith Arrested for: not given Arrested at: North Shields Police Station Arrested on: 27 July 1905 Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-75-William Buckham AKA Smith The Shields Daily News for 4 August 1905 reports: "At North Shields Police Court today William Buckham, alias Smith (20), of no fixed abode, was charged…
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View of the tanker ‘Spinanger’ ready for launch at the North Sands shipyard of J.L. Thompson & Sons, Sunderland, 22 October 1957 (TWAM ref. http://ift.tt/1L0vOcl). The launch of ‘Spinanger’ was unusual in that it was carried out without the assistance of tugboats. This was due to industrial action by the Wear tugboatmen. This set celebrates…
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View of the tanker ‘Spinanger’ ready for launch at the North Sands shipyard of J.L. Thompson & Sons, Sunderland, 22 October 1957 (TWAM ref. http://ift.tt/1L0vOcl). The launch of ‘Spinanger’ was unusual in that it was carried out without the assistance of tugboats. This was due to industrial action by the Wear tugboatmen. This set celebrates…
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Name: Isabella Tullock alias Tait alias Johnson alias Chambers Arrested for: not given Arrested at: North Shields Police Station Arrested on: 25 February 1907 Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-43-Isabella Tullock AKA Tait Johnson Chambers The Shields Daily News for 4 March 1907 reports: “ALLEGED THEFT OF £1. Isabella Tulloch, a young woman, 8½ Norfolk…
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Name: Isabella Tullock alias Tait alias Johnson alias Chambers Arrested for: not given Arrested at: North Shields Police Station Arrested on: 25 February 1907 Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-43-Isabella Tullock AKA Tait Johnson Chambers The Shields Daily News for 4 March 1907 reports: “ALLEGED THEFT OF £1. Isabella Tulloch, a young woman, 8½ Norfolk…
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Name: Thomas H Watson Arrested for: not given Arrested at: North Shields Police Station Arrested on: 11 September 1906 Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-93-Thomas H Watson The Shields Daily News for 11 September 1906 reports: “SUSPECTS ON BOARD SHIP AT NORTH SHIELDS. At North Shields Police Court today, James Jefferson (18) and Thomas Watson…
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Name: Thomas H Watson Arrested for: not given Arrested at: North Shields Police Station Arrested on: 11 September 1906 Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-93-Thomas H Watson The Shields Daily News for 11 September 1906 reports: “SUSPECTS ON BOARD SHIP AT NORTH SHIELDS. At North Shields Police Court today, James Jefferson (18) and Thomas Watson…
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