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Ex-servicemen remember war at special ceremony

... unveiling placwes to the Woman’s Land Army, the Woman's Timber Corps as well as the Su?mme Headquarters’' Allied Expeditionary Force. Women's regiments are also being invited to Hut 8, where a recreation of the role the Woman'’s ...

Published: Tuesday 31 August 1999
Newspaper: Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail
County: Durham, England
Type: Article | Words: 183 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

NEWS/POST Reunion 60 years on for marriage party

... age. This was discovered and he did not serve abroad. He worked just over 50 years in the pits. Mrs Robson joined the Woman's Land Army in 1917. Mr Robson was a side drummer with Woodhorn Colliery Band from its start in the 19505. He is a long-serving member ...

Published: Thursday 02 October 1980
Newspaper: Blyth News
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 250 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

TALKING

... day—30.000 Some of them had been there Olive oniv had two days 11 looked back- breaking work to me but she anid shed the Womans Land Army tm Warwickshire for a sear couldnt eet used to ~ boxed m an office tn be beck im the fresh town, Her dGav—eight hours’ ...

Published: Thursday 27 April 1950
Newspaper: Newcastle Journal
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 325 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

PROOF FARMING CANBE A WOMAN’S JOB Making light of two “aiiriii

... had a arm, and it was there that Miss Burns gained her first experience of farming. She was also connected with the Woman’s Land Army. On the death of her father, she kept on working the farm in Dunbartonshire for some years, and then because the family ...

Published: Thursday 21 March 1963
Newspaper: Berwick Advertiser
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 560 | Page: 20 | Tags: none

LOOKING BACK

... had her seven years and two months now - E COX, Nuns Moor Road, Homemade. 2 ONCE more it is reunion time for all ex woman's land army and timber corps members In the area. Anyone connecied with WLA can be sure of a worm welcomer otar_seepiel reunion this ...

Published: Monday 31 January 1994
Newspaper: Newcastle Evening Chronicle
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 1010 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

Puzzling term

... trying to locate a girl who served with me in the found, berough. Three of us are which leaves only came rom Fell- * MARY Womans Land Army in 1948 ean. at Guisborough Hostel in was ing in Gateshead. her name Jean Cuthbertson Hetson-le- North Yorkshire She ...

Published: Tuesday 10 November 1981
Newspaper: Newcastle Journal
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 1073 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

FARMING INTERESTS By Cheviot Dale College Guide I HAVE just been reading a very comprehensive and instructive ..

... the Woman’s Land Army should be restarted, he really set things going. There are many women in this district who favour the reformation the Corps, which did such valuable work during, and after the war. It was not without sorrow that the Land ...

Published: Thursday 10 July 1952
Newspaper: Berwick Advertiser
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 922 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

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... had been a * * * IN TION’ & PUBLICITY TEMPORARY HOLIDAY Mary Maternity Hospital, plominent igure in the R.A Associa: A WOMAN'S Land Army reunion PLAYWORKER CLERICAL OFFICER North Newcastle onty in hetd at Ebchestes C £16,551-£17,601 For the Accounts Section ...

Published: Thursday 15 May 1986
Newspaper: Newcastle Evening Chronicle
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 1885 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

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... has decided as Wedding reported after that date the then made into plasma , the to stay on as dairy maid , Note - The Woman's Land Army 12 row 30/- & 46/- Ilift or SPECIAL OFFERS form should be returned two days before the end of the dried form of blood ...

Published: Thursday 30 November 1950
Newspaper: Blyth News
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 6046 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

LETTERS Calling all Grays ‘land army’ girls

... LETTERS Calling all Grays ‘land army’ girls by Margaret O’'Rourke at the shipyard which was on display in an exhibition of ‘bottom drawer’ pictures. That has led to conversations with staff and an interest of staging some kind of display showing the women ...

Published: Wednesday 10 May 1989
Newspaper: Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail
County: Durham, England
Type: Article | Words: 152 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Salvation Army picks woman as general HE Salvation Army's will succeed General Jarl become leader of the Saiva- ..

... Salvation Army picks woman as general HE Salvation Army's will succeed General Jarl become leader of the Saiva- new general was named Wahistrom in July. tion Army's women's social services, and the held three yesterday as Commis- She was born in Australia ...

Published: Saturday 03 May 1986
Newspaper: Newcastle Journal
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 187 | Page: 2 | Tags: none