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34 STAR Thursday June 18 1998 How the newspapers of the day reported the Earhart landing LLANELLY HONOURED IN THE

... Guardian raportod tno historic landing The editor of the York received a seven-word cablegram soon after the landing from Amelia Earhart stating 'I arrived I am happy -naturally!' Three women had already lost their lives attempting the same In telegram written ...

Published: Thursday 18 June 1998
Newspaper: Llanelli Star
County: Carmarthenshire, Wales
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STAR Thursday June 18 1998 31 Star souvenir marking Amelia Earhart's historic Atlantic flight Today Burry Port ..

... STAR Thursday June 18 1998 31 Star souvenir marking Amelia Earhart's historic Atlantic flight Today Burry Port Iscelebrat- ship ran out of fuel en route There will be a giant barbeque ' Ing 70th anniversary of Southampton from North America live music ...

Published: Thursday 18 June 1998
Newspaper: Llanelli Star
County: Carmarthenshire, Wales
Type: | Words: 159 | Page: 33 | Tags: none

STAR Thursday June 25 1998 A special centre opens to mark the 70th anniversary Amelia Earhart's historic ..

... STAR Thursday June 25 1998 A special centre opens to mark the 70th anniversary Amelia Earhart's historic landing in Burry Port to w Cheers: Reg Sinclair remembers historic landing Despite the dank and dismal weather residents of Burry Port still journeyed ...

Published: Thursday 25 June 1998
Newspaper: Llanelli Star
County: Carmarthenshire, Wales
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2 The Star Friday March 18 1988 Choir’s flair shines out from this cloud COR Meibion Llanelli have once again

... shouting words of welcome Amelia Earhart responded with a huge smile and waved back to us and we actually heard her shouting a big ‘Hallo’ Having written all this we were not certain at that particular moment that it was Amelia Earhart’s plane but we felt pretty ...

Published: Friday 18 March 1988
Newspaper: Llanelli Star
County: Carmarthenshire, Wales
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YOUR LOCA D-DAY BUNKER FINDER AND FRIENDS Richard Rees centre with pals Wayne Scott and Dean Williams PIC: JEFF ..

... land in the estuary before bringing the plane into the harbour A member the 99 Club women aviators which was founded by Amelia Earhart Marion visited Burry Port 18 Marina plans BURRY Port marina plans will cover the existing harbour-front car park with ...

Published: Thursday 08 February 1990
Newspaper: Burry Port Star
County: Carmarthenshire, Wales
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STAR Thursday August 12 1999 Newsroom - 778586y News Andrea displays real girl power! A LLANELLI woman proved ..

... celebratory launch of the Amelia Earhart anniversary last year and further £175000 was spent on clearing adjacent dereliction and works The curator of the centre which also doubles museum to the woman aviator Amelia Earhart received letter last week ...

Published: Thursday 12 August 1999
Newspaper: Llanelli Star
County: Carmarthenshire, Wales
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I 14 South Wales Evening Post Wednesday June 17 1998 True romance the key to Doreen’s real-life dream Doreen ..

... town part of a legend On June 18 1928 the crew of the Fokker F7 seaplane called Friendship including world-famous aviator Amelia Earhart were due to touch down in Ireland after crossing the Atlantic Bad weather blew them off course however and the three crew ...

Published: Wednesday 17 June 1998
Newspaper: South Wales Daily Post
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 1373 | Page: 14 | Tags: none

South Wales Evening Post Thursday August 13 1998 WALES AND THE WORLD I THE COMPUTER STORE I Carmarthen (fame file

... children can be safe” Tourists missing out TOURISTS are flocking to Burry Port from all over the world hoping to visit an Amelia Earhart museum but are leaving disappointed after finding the gates locked George Hotel proprietor Les George claims his guests ...

Published: Thursday 13 August 1998
Newspaper: South Wales Daily Post
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 1351 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

COURT For speeding 41-year-old supervisor Ian Ellis Amos of Heol Y Waun Pontlliw was fined £40 Andrew Bradley a ..

... Burry Port it will be a chance to relive a day of fame which has gone down in the history books In 1928 the intrepid pilot Amelia Earhart ended up in her seaplane Friendship in the murky waters off Burry Port thinking she was in Ireland but certain of one ...

Published: Tuesday 22 May 1990
Newspaper: South Wales Daily Post
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 1510 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

November 1 1 1986 DUCHESS OF YORK: An elite club Fergie’s tail BELINDA VAN DUYN: ‘A lot of people say

... Trousers seem traditionally to have been preferred by women flyers As witness our pictures of air pioneers Amy Johnson and Amelia Earhart Marvstvle Amy Johnson from Hull achieved the first solo flight to Australia by a woman back in 1930 She’s seen here in ...

South Wales Evening Post Wednesday June 17 1998 15 LIFESTYLE Tk send seven decades after a heroine came to town

... 96-6-120909' ABOVE: A booklet celebrating the 50th anniversary of Amelia Earhart’s visit to the town BELOW: Earhart is mobbed in Burry Port AWARE of the danger of flying Amelia Earhart’s family strongly opposed her wishes to a pilot But she fought their ...

Published: Wednesday 17 June 1998
Newspaper: South Wales Daily Post
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 1062 | Page: 15 | Tags: none