MACHINERY WASHED OFF HASTINGS PIER

... MACHINERY WASHED OFF HASTINGS PIER. During tCe gale at Hastings last night, a portion of the harbour works was destroyed. The machinery at the extreme end of the staging was blown off, and washed ashore. * Large quantities of timber were also driven on ...

Published: Wednesday 03 March 1897
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 47 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

A girl dancer fifteen years suddenly fled from the stage during competition the Hastings Pier Pavilion. A mouse ..

... A girl dancer fifteen years suddenly fled from the stage during competition the Hastings Pier Pavilion. A mouse had invader! the stage. Amid shrieks of laughter from .he audience the announcer chafed the mouse away. Only then did the g'rl dare return ...

Published: Wednesday 25 March 1936
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 46 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

NIGHT AT SEA IN STORM

... trip to Hastings and Folkestone. Owing to the heavy seas, the bhat could not put in at Hastings pier until th 3 third attempt. On the return journey, the weather was stormy that the boat could not get alongside either Hastings or Eastbourne ...

Published: Wednesday 29 August 1923
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 109 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

MUSICIAN'S TRAGIC END

... MUSICIAN'S TRAGIC END. Mr Charles Fawcett, conductor of Hastings Pier Orchestra, was found dead at his home yesterday. His throat was deeply cut, and razor was lying nearby. Deceased was about 40 years of age. ...

Published: Thursday 17 April 1913
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 35 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

HAPPY HALF AN HOUR

... HAPPY HALF AN HOUR Beer and s;irits will be sold at 1872 prices for half an hour next Saturday on Hastings pier as part of its 110th anniversary celebrations. . ...

Published: Saturday 14 August 1982
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 30 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Hit By Sinker

... London holidaymaker. Harold Sand.vs (39), Arnold Road. South Tottenham. N.. was treated in hospital Hastings for head injuries after being struck on Hastings Pier by the lead sinker of a young angler s fishing tackle ...

Published: Monday 09 August 1954
Newspaper: Aberdeen Evening Express
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 38 | Page: 12 | Tags: none

SWIMMING FEAT BY CAPTAIN DALTON

... that Captain D. Dal ton, the well-known cross-Channel swimmer, will attempt on Saturday, weather permitting, to swim from Hastings Pier to Eastbourne, a distance of about 20 mihs. will enter the water at 10.30 a.m., and it expected the ta.->k wiil take him ...

Published: Wednesday 11 September 1895
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 55 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

12-YEARS-OLD HEROINE

... HEROINE. A 12-year-old London girl, Joan Grange, was concerned plucky rescue. Rain drove party of friends she was with under Hastings pier for shelter. . Trott, aged 10, who was with them, slipped off (groyne into the sea, and Joan, hearing his cries, wont in ...

Published: Friday 07 August 1925
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 57 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Four hundred cigarettes are smnice.l every week by Mr. and Mrs H. Johnstone, 37 St. Mary's Terrace, Hastings. ..

... and Mrs H. Johnstone, 37 St. Mary's Terrace, Hastings. Mr. Johnstone is the winner of yester day's Austin car in the Kensitas competition, I got my idea for the winning message while walking on Hastings Pier,' said Mr. Johnstone yesterday, and as soon ...

Published: Saturday 06 August 1932
Newspaper: Daily Record
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: | Words: 94 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

OCTOPUS CAUGHT BY ROD

... named Ronald Dale, while fishing for dabs Hastings Pier, landed an octopus with ordinary rod and line. The fish struggled vigorously, and was brought to the deck of the pier after a prolonged struggle. When the pier it caused much excitement by vigorously ...

Published: Wednesday 15 August 1923
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 79 | Page: 7 | Tags: none