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Captain D. DaJton, the wen-known cross-channel swimmer, will attempt on Saturday, the weather permitting, to ..

... Captain D. DaJton, the wen-known cross-channel swimmer, will attempt on Saturday, the weather permitting, to swim from Hastings Pier to Eastbourne, distance of about twenty miles. He will enter water 10.30 aun., and is expected the task will take him about ...

Published: Thursday 12 September 1895
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 64 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

prisoners war escaped from Donington Hall, Saturday evening. As the result of railway collision at Rakoz ..

... In the region Van (Caucasia front) the Russians have gained two successes over the Turks. The pavilion the sea end of Hastings pier was completely destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. The fire is supposed to have been cau*>d by a dropped cigarette. ...

Published: Monday 16 July 1917
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 84 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Cold Storage

... annual conferencs of tlie National Federation of Meat Traders' Association sat in overcoats in a pavilion at the end of Hastings Pier yesterday while they were discussing temperatures in butchers' shops. Outside a gale blew and rain beat against the windows ...

Published: Tuesday 21 April 1936
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 116 | Page: 12 | Tags: none

MAN WHO HELPED PRINCE

... guilty. The Chief Constable explained thai August 31, 1925, the Prince was smuggled aboard tbe steamer Devonia lying at Hastings Pier bound for Boulogne. Pilbeam and Bastone went with the Prince to Turkey, where they been living under 1-is patronagj at ...

Published: Saturday 12 May 1928
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 121 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

ENGINEER HERO OF BLAZING YACHT

... owned Colonel J. W. Abrahams, raced to their assistance. The injured engineer was transferred to launch and rushed to Hastings Pier, where ambulance was summoned and he wag taken to hospital. His first request on recovering consciousness was for a cigarette ...

Published: Monday 01 May 1933
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 168 | Page: 12 | Tags: none

EXCURSIONISTS

... EXCURSIONISTS. carious meeting took place on Friday morning em the desk of Hastings pier, when aboat 150 visitors assembled by agreement to demand what they considered ta be their rights from the proprietor one the local steamboats wbo Thursday took them ...

Published: Monday 19 August 1889
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 169 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

SUMMER SEA ANGLING

... game fish have been caught, and in the clear water other large bass have been seen round and under the piers. Mr F. has landed a bass of at Hastings Pier, and Mr C. Monger one of 941b. the Weymouth district, where Mr Midgeley has captured conger, and Mr ...

Published: Tuesday 16 June 1914
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 227 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

87? s. Regional 3421171 10.15—Service. 10.30—Time and weather. 10.45—-Midland. 11.30—Eric Smith at the organ of ..

... Milner. I.ls—Dance music gramophone records. I.4s—Midland. 2.3o—Dance music on gramophone records. 3.0 —Hastings Municipal Orchestra, from the Hastings Pier Pavilion. 4.0 Lloyd Thomas at the organ of the Granada, Woolwich. 4.30 —Trolley-Bus, devised by Douglas ...

Published: Monday 13 February 1939
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: Miscellaneous | Words: 221 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

produced by John Richmond, with Nicholas Hannen, Robert Beatty, Sydney Keith, Charles Farrell, Tucker McGuire, ..

... 4s—Recital: The Philharmonic String Quartet. 2.3o—Ralph Elman Sextet. 3.0 —Hastings Municipal Orchestra (leader, Charles McKeownt: conductor, Juiius Harrison; from the Hastings Pier Pwvilion. 4.0 to 4.2o—Midland. 4.2s—Crazy Quilt, with Phyllis Robins and ...

Published: Tuesday 11 April 1939
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: Miscellaneous | Words: 304 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

It Was ‘South For Sunshine’

... from all the resorts was exceptionally heavy last, night. At Hastings and St. Leonard's It was estimated that upwards 40,000 holidaymakers were on the sealront during the day. Hastings pier reported record August bolidav with over 80,000 people paMtng ...

Published: Tuesday 08 August 1950
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: | Words: 398 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

LAND WON FROM THE SEA

... with his fleet no more —and the ' island ' of Oxney is part of mainland. The centre of Hastings—now half mile inland—wae once its harbour, while the piles of Hastings Pier are driven among roots of submerged forest beech trees. Langney Point, near Eastbourne ...

Published: Thursday 12 February 1920
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 428 | Page: 9 | Tags: none