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WOMEN WANT CANAL WORK

... WOMEN WANT CANAL WORK And Why Not ? A. P. Herbert Adventurous women with a desire for an open-air life are now offering themselves for work on barges, and Mr A. P. Herbert. M.P.. who has made a study of canal life, sees no reason why they should not ...

Published: Wednesday 02 April 1941
Newspaper: Hull Daily Mail
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 222 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

DEPUTY COMMAND WELFARE oEFICI;ft

... mate of a motor tank canal barge receives the 8.E.M.. and the M.B.E. goes to Miss Eily Tolley Gaylord. described in the Gazette as the principal trainer of women crews for canal beats. . Gavford is usually to be found on a canal boat somewhere between ...

Published: Wednesday 03 January 1945
Newspaper: Halifax Evening Courier
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 112 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

LHAMBR A. BRADFORD iymi. THIS WELL Time Nightie at 6 sad 8.15 VARIETY AT ITS_ JOE DAVIS World's Brooker Champlin,'

... Top& Attraction THE FAITHFUL HEART monek,on Roffe's Great Play heel the Comedy Theatre, London DRDICAT'ED TO THE WOMEN WHO WAIT Canal Popular Priem 64. to 2;. 3.1 Office Open 10 to 8.30 Tel 4788 Nnt %Tea: THEY WALK ALONE The Horrific Thrilier by Was ...

Published: Friday 26 April 1940
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 205 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

LIFE AT SPURN POINT

... Illingworth SPURN, Wednesday Spurn 11 miles from the butcher. miles from the doctor, and about SBO miles from the Kiel Canal. women of Spurn run to the top of the hill. So long they're in view we .fell all right, one woman said to me, ' but sometimes ...

MORE NEW YEARIMR. CHURCHILL'S HONOURS POLICIES IN Many Civilians Who Helped I HIGH DISFAVOUR Towards 0-Day

... There are 200 0.8.E.s (18 women). 371 11.8.E.s (77 women). and 489 British Empire Medallists (99 women). There are also ten commendations for valuable service in the air. . . A wide variety of people and occupations are covered. Women range from the driver ...

Published: Wednesday 03 January 1945
Newspaper: Halifax Evening Courier
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 290 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Trend of Things Day by Day

... for hardy women LO take up work on canal barges has had at least one Halifax response. Mrs. Ruby M. Greenwood. of 3, Willowfleld-road. Halifax, is now receiving training at Wigan on the barge, Eolith. belonging to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal Co. Mrs. ...

Published: Wednesday 31 January 1945
Newspaper: Halifax Evening Courier
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1407 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Canal Bargees: Call To Provincial Women

... and the canal carriers who employ women will receive the same grant. There are already 140 men trainees under the new scheme, and most of these have been apprenticed on provincial canals. Colonel J. J. Llewellin is virtually Britain's O.C. canals, and as ...

Published: Thursday 25 September 1941
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 254 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

BRAVE CANAL RESCUE BY SILSDEN WOMEN

... BRAVE CANAL RESCUE BY SILSDEN WOMEN ka Jo el& # 00_71 : , 1 . id - , , it t . . . li. 1 111 1‘ 4111 11r 4 , .4 * . ~ 4 0 ,,!. , . - , ...

Published: Monday 13 January 1941
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 43 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

BUSY CANALS

... BUSY CANALS Family Life in a Barge While Mr. Frank Pick, of the Ministry of Transport, has oeen engaged on a Government tour of Northern inland waterways, a Yorkshire Post reporter has travelled over stretches of West Yorkshire canals, and writes about ...

CANAL RESCUE BY SILSDEN WOMEN Two Silsden young women, Miss Betty Dined*le (23). weaver, of 14. : Longbottom ..

... CANAL RESCUE BY SILSDEN WOMEN Two Silsden young women, Miss Betty Dined*le (23). weaver, of 14. : Longbottom Avenue. and Mrs. Mary Watson (31). housekeeper. of 27. Daisy Hill. are to receive the parchment award of the Royal Humane Society in recognition ...

Published: Friday 09 May 1941
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 162 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

REMOVAL BY CANAL

... furniture came by canal from London to Masboro' Wharf, and thence was carted to the Vicarage. He and his wife drove to their new home by coach. The principal trades at this time were fork, nail, and gimlet making by hand. Many of the women made lace veils ...

Canal Life Has Spice of

... Canal Life Has Spice of Adventure E IGHT weathertanned, grimy, tired but cheerful women stepped on to the canal wharf at Skipton last night. They are the first members of their sex to undertake a course of training as bargees In the North under a scheme ...

Published: Friday 23 March 1945
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 492 | Page: 2 | Tags: none