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What a fireman's life is like

... What a fireman's life is like IRE engines, bells ringing, racing through the streets, always make an exciting picture and stir the pulse of even the most unimaginative. Yet it is not all excitement in the life of a fireman lc-, of necessity, the majority ...

Published: Tuesday 17 April 1956
Newspaper: Penrith Observer
County: Cumberland, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1400 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

FIREMAN'S TALK MANY FIRES CAN BE AVOIDED

... FIREMAN'S TALK MANY FIRES CAN BE AVOIDED ATIMELY warning on the dangers of allowing children to handle fireworks without strict adult supervision was given by Station Officer J. J. Abernethy, when he spoke to St. Andrew's Young Wives' Group, Penrith, ...

Published: Tuesday 03 November 1953
Newspaper: Penrith Observer
County: Cumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 438 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

KIRKBY THORE FARMER DECEIVED BY SOLDIER

... Thorpe, Norfolk. Fireman at dinner Penrith Fire Brigade held their annual dinner at the Loather Arms Hotel, Penrith. on Friday. It waa organised by the social committee under its chairman, Fireman 3. J. Russell, and secretary, Fireman W. H. Ware. Guests ...

Published: Tuesday 29 April 1952
Newspaper: Penrith Observer
County: Cumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 711 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

LINKING UP FIRE SERVICE WITH POLICE RADIO SYSTEM

... remote parts it often takes a fireman up to half an hour to Locate a telephone to send messages back to the Station and headquarters under the present system. In addition to the delay in sending messages the services of the fireman are lost for that time. ...

Published: Tuesday 18 December 1956
Newspaper: Penrith Observer
County: Cumberland, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 572 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

EVENING STROLL COST LIFE OF YANWATH WIDOW

... at an inquest at Appleby on Saturday on Mrs Rebecca Blackett Bailey, an 82 year-old widow, of Railway Cottages, Yaawath, who died on Thursday after being knocked down by a train when crossing the railway line near her home. Mr W. Scorcr. Cot oner tui Novi' ...

Published: Tuesday 04 August 1953
Newspaper: Penrith Observer
County: Cumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 259 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

RAILMAN-FARMER UNDERPAID HIS BOY WORKER

... farm worker before he became a fireman. He would not need any assistance normally were it not for the fact that he had to have someone to do the milking when he was unable to do so because of his employment as a fireman. FARMERS APPREHENSIVE In fact. ...

Published: Tuesday 26 January 1960
Newspaper: Penrith Observer
County: Cumberland, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 740 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

Round and About—By Beacon

... With the living he held a restdentiary canonry of Carlisle. and was also Archdeacon of Carlisle in front of the driver and fireman. It had two round windows, like a pair of spectacles, in it, but neither roof nor sides. MR HEYWOOD MAJOR Fairfas-Blakeborough's ...

Published: Tuesday 19 August 1952
Newspaper: Penrith Observer
County: Cumberland, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 495 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Holidaymakers' escape miraculous

... miraculous Engine driver's fatal collapse AN inquest Jury at Tebay on Friday heard that a railway engine driver collapsed and died on the footplate while banking a freight train from Tebay to Shap Summit about 11.20 p.m. on Thursday. Most of them escaped ...

Published: Tuesday 22 July 1952
Newspaper: Penrith Observer
County: Cumberland, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 497 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

MAN COMMITTED FOR TRIAL Eamont Bridge Burglary

... Skelton. and later bought Lane Head Farm, Watermillock. le farmed these until the time of !:is death. Mr Holliday's first wife died at Fourass Farm, and he married again some years later. N.F.U• INTEREST Mr Smith said that DYmel gave evidence against the ...

Published: Tuesday 02 February 1954
Newspaper: Penrith Observer
County: Cumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 658 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Squeezing

... 'lrr.?ellots of the in 111.:tery. On !d er. , y c Irnnwrit I !r , )t Nix I 25 Years Ago Mr Jos:ph Holland, 33-year-old fireman on th. 2. L.N.W.R., was burnt to (feat in a fire at his home at Mountain Vim. Tebay. Mr J. B. Philipson, for 42 years cchoolmar ...

Published: Tuesday 14 February 1950
Newspaper: Penrith Observer
County: Cumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 699 | Page: 6 | Tags: none