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Boatmen

... Boatmen By Our Special Correspondent. W E. HALL A man who is different is Mr. George Marcuis, last of the boatmen of fiewdley and the last direct link with Bewdley's trading days as i an inland port. He is an indirect link, too, with the Severn trows ...

Published: Tuesday 17 July 1962
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 69 | Page: 16 | Tags: none

Boatmen saved

... Boatmen saved Three men were rescued by helicopter when their power boat sunk off Cher Skomer Island, West Wales, yesterday. The men had themselves been going to the rescue of a fishing launch which broke down with starter motor failure when their boat ...

Published: Monday 25 June 1979
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 88 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

We are spat on, say the boatmen

... We are spat on, say the boatmen Narrow boat crews taking part in the Yardley Millenium Festival of Transfort have been spat at, stoned and robbed while introducing the public to the ancient Manor of Yardley. At the weekend. angry crews and indignant ...

Published: Monday 19 June 1972
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 347 | Page: 12 | Tags: none

The Last of the Bewdley Boatmen

... The Last of the Bewdley Boatmen ABOY who has attended 21 schools before leaving at the age of 14 and thrown a bottle of Ink at a master who put him at the bottom of a class when he thought he should have been at the top. is likely to be different. ...

Published: Tuesday 17 July 1962
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1568 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

ANGLERS THREATEN BOATMEN

... ANGLERS THREATEN BOATMEN Anglers are threatening to take legal action a new speedboat dub which organising races an the Misr Trent near lilawley, Ihrbyddra very other week-end. The Pride of DM, Derbyshire Angling who own and the rights batman MIMS* and ...

Published: Tuesday 14 May 1963
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 124 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

COUNTY The careless boatmen draining

... COUNTY The careless boatmen draining Birmingham Post WATER is draining from the 13!.,-mile southern section of the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal because of lack of care by some boat users. Shortage of water in the canal has caused Coventry National Trust ...

Published: Tuesday 10 August 1965
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 592 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

HOTELS SAY BOATMEN LURE

... HOTELS SAY BOATMEN LURE Director who took firm's money fined COMPANY director committed 100 fraud offences, Birmingham Stipendiary Magistrate was told yesterday. The director was William Rowntree (45), of 29, Linwood Road, Handsworth. He pleaded Guilty ...

Published: Saturday 25 July 1953
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 222 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

NEW LOOK FOR VOLGA BOATMEN

... NEW LOOK FOR VOLGA BOATMEN 2 Trapped in Lift as Fire Starts Efployees at Messrs. Woodhouse Furnishing store. Lord Street, Liverpool. hauled to safety two girls aged 15 and 21. who were trapped in a lift between floors 'hen fire broke out in the lift ...

Published: Saturday 25 June 1960
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 178 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

CITY The careless boatmen draining

... CITY The careless boatmen draining Birmingham Post WATER is draining from the 13 1 ,-mile southern section of the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal because of lack of care by some boat users. Shortage of water in the canal has caused Coventry National Trust members ...

Published: Tuesday 10 August 1965
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 526 | Page: 23 | Tags: none

HOLIDAY SUN TIME TO SAVE BOATMEN

... HOLIDAY SUN TIME TO SAVE BOATMEN CAFE and boat proprietors at Midland river resorts watched trippers flock in thousands into their towns in the week-end sunshine and declared: The Bank Holiday weather has saved us from bankruptcy. The weeks of grey ...

Published: Monday 03 August 1953
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 178 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

MAIN ROADS THE SOUTH Police and Boatmen

... MAIN ROADS THE SOUTH Police and Boatmen Raillâ–ºle:t Pledge Strike Support Support for the decision of the National Executive Committee of the National Union of Railwaymen to withdraw labour next Monday throughout Britain was pledged yesterday by the union's ...

Published: Monday 10 October 1960
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 294 | Page: 25 | Tags: none

Boatmen who left debt in their wake

... Boatmen who left debt in their wake Enthusiasm for canals ted two Birmingham bu.inessosen into deep water when their freight. carrying company made a loss for seven years running forcemeat action by the department for several offences under the Companies ...

Published: Wednesday 06 September 1978
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 415 | Page: 3 | Tags: none