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WOMEN CANAL WORKERS

... effort to increase the use of canals for the carriage of goods in the Birmingham area and elsewhere. The principal difficulty had been the shortage of labour for canal wharves and crews, but women had been trained and several women crews were already at work ...

Published: Wednesday 07 October 1942
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 425 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

HOME SERVICE

... Gramophone. 9.0: 15.8.C. Midland Orchestra, with Owen Brannigan (bass). 9.40: ‘'Starlight”' (recording). 9.55: Talk about women canal workers. 10.5: News commentary for schools. 10.15: Time and religious service. 10.30: Debroy Somers Band 11.0: For schools ...

Published: Wednesday 16 December 1942
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 288 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

TPAKING relatives by car into the country to sleep had a sequel * at Coventry yesterday, when two car owners ..

... good housewifery.” Women to Work Canal Boats The Birmingham Gazette learns that the Ministry of War Transport has been informed by the Grand Union Canal Carrying Co. that the experimental scheme for the training women aboard canal boats is ...

Published: Friday 15 May 1942
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 2093 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Brighter Canals

... Brighter Canals Tipton stay-at-home holiday entertainments yielded a profit of £l,OOO. The Council should get the R.A.F. to call at Venice and bring them some gondolas for next year. And Keep On Paying Buyers of poppies this year are asked to hand them ...

Published: Thursday 29 October 1942
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 393 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

than the “Canal Duke’s”

... than the “Canal Duke’s” and insisted on doing it his own * The other is Robert Haldane shaw, sometime the Duke's ag ...

Published: Tuesday 09 June 1942
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 859 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

CHILDREN RESCUED FROM CANAL

... CHILDREN RESCUED FROM CANAL P.c. Albert Davis rescued two children, aged nine and live respectively, from drowning in the canal at Ansty October 1. The children, William and Stanley Keen. ...

Published: Saturday 10 October 1942
Newspaper: Coventry Standard
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 389 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

1907 WOMEN REGISTER

... 1907 WOMEN REGISTER VVomen born in 1907 registered for National Service to-day. All, whether married or single, bad to sign on unless in exempted classes. They will not be compelled to enter the auxiliary services if liable for call-up, but may do so ...

Published: Saturday 21 February 1942
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 84 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

A WOMEN’S RALLY

... A WOMEN’S RALLY Thursday’s women's rally at the Central Hall at 2.30 is to addressed by Mrs. Sania Pascal. Ph. D.. who is a Russian and the wife of Professor Pascal nyentioned earlier. An educational rally for teachers and administrative workers follows ...

Published: Thursday 08 January 1942
Newspaper: Coventry Evening Telegraph
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 633 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

CANAL SIDE SCREAMS. Seoul M Atheists,. Pollee Court

... CANAL SIDE SCREAMS. Seoul M Atheists,. Court. A scene on the canal side at Ather• stone had a sequel at Atherstone Police Court on Tuesday, when Henry Richard Knight (28), lorry driver, said to be a native of Witherley, was charged with a common assault ...

Published: Friday 16 January 1942
Newspaper: Atherstone News and Herald
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 372 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

CLOBINQ OF ROAD OVER BUOKBY WHARF CANAL BRIDOI

... the London- Uolybead road (A.S) (having a length of about 150 feet) which is earned over the Grand Union Canal by means of the Buckby Wharf Canal Bridge (No. 11) adjacent the New Inn in the parish of Long Buckby, together with the immediate approaches ...

Published: Friday 02 January 1942
Newspaper: Rugby Advertiser
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 344 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Cobctrtrn S? SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1942. DROWNED IN THE CANAL

... IN THE CANAL Woman’s Rescue Attempt A voung Kole«hill# woman, Mrs, Isabella OKieff. 53, Spring Hoad, was warmly complimented the Coventry Coroner (Mr. C. W. IliOe), Tuesday, on her plucky ellorl to rescue drowning child from the Coventry Canal. The Coroner ...

Published: Saturday 21 November 1942
Newspaper: Coventry Standard
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 333 | Page: 8 | Tags: none