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Helping the Gardeners

... Gardeners Mr. W. Hudson, Superintendent of Gosport Open Spaces Department. has already made a valuable contribution to the “Dig For Victory campaign by helping amateur gardeners and allotment holders with advice, and by supplying seeds and fertilizers. To he'lp ...

Published: Friday 11 July 1941
Newspaper: Portsmouth Evening News
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 73 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

What do I d 0...?

... coupon below at once. To Ministry of Agriculture (Dept. W.D.0.), Hotel Lindum, St. Anne's-on-Sea, Lancs. Please send Dig for Victory Leaflet No. so and `Cropping Plan' ...

Published: Friday 21 January 1944
Newspaper: Hampshire Telegraph
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 64 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

DUTCH GOVERNOR OF. JAVA FLIES TO ADELAIDE

... people had breakfast off one egg laid by a Huddersfield hen. It had three yolks, and when the shell was exhibited at a dig for victory show to-day a local poultry club official said that he had never before heard of a similar egg. TCLOK BEJONC | /I°l° ■ ...

Published: Monday 09 March 1942
Newspaper: Portsmouth Evening News
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 75 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

I was front-page news

... relied on having me brought to you from abroad. Yet, if women and older children, as well as men, arc sensible enough to Dig for Victory now, you can have me ALL THE YEAR ROUND for only the cost of a packet of seeds . . . YOU SEE, I AM ONE OF THOSE CROPS ...

Published: Monday 13 October 1941
Newspaper: Portsmouth Evening News
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 83 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Lord Mayor Thanks Sailors Sailora have been helping aged parents, wives of serving men, and Service widows dig ..

... wives of serving men, and Service widows dig their gardens and plant them with vegetables. The Lord Mayor of Portsmouth (Councillor Sir Denis Daley) thinks this is a good contribution to the Dig for Victory effort, and has written to the Commander -in ...

Published: Friday 05 June 1942
Newspaper: Portsmouth Evening News
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 81 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Dig, Diti, Dig

... Dig, Diti, Dig With the approach of Spring the Dig for Victory campaign is being quickenod in pace and enthusiasm. Gardening experts and others who are not so expert are getting busier every day preparing the ground and acquiiing the seeds and plants ...

Published: Tuesday 12 March 1940
Newspaper: Portsmouth Evening News
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 306 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Gardener at 99

... Henry Thomas Barrett, of Gothic House. St. Mary Cray. Kent, when celebrating his 99th birthday in October, 1940, When the Dig for Victory campaign began he bought a new set of garden tools. He did not live to realize his ambition, for to-day he was buried ...

Published: Saturday 01 March 1941
Newspaper: Portsmouth Evening News
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 85 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Wkat do I do ... ?

... winter, I write at once to the Ministry of Agrietdrure (Dept. W.D.F.), Berri Court Hotel, Lytham St. Anne's, Lanes, for ' Dig for Victory Leaflet Nw t, which contains useful advice and guidance. Issued by the Ministry of Information Space presented to tiro ...

Published: Friday 20 July 1945
Newspaper: Hampshire Telegraph
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 90 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

TOMORROW BBC TELEVISION

... TOMORROW BBC TELEVISION 2.20. I Married Joan; 2.45, A Dig For Victory Gardening Club. 3.15, A Breath Of Fresh Air; 3.40, A Mozart Concert; 4.15, Brains Trust; 5. Children's Television (Wonders Of The Sea and Queen's Champion). 8.5 Sunday Special ...

Published: Saturday 26 July 1958
Newspaper: Portsmouth Evening News
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 84 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

More Space

... More Space npIIERE are prospects that Bransbury Park at Eastney will once again have a pre-war look. Allotments in the Dig for Victory campaign robbed the park of some of its playing space and (hen ttiere was a migration Southsea Common allotment holders ...

Published: Tuesday 21 June 1955
Newspaper: Portsmouth Evening News
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 102 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

1 IS 818

... of energy and every minute I can spare in War-winning work. I help local voluntary organisations and if I can, I dig for victory. I know that everyone, including myself, can do something. Cut this out and keep it! Issued by the Ministry of Information ...

Published: Monday 13 April 1942
Newspaper: Portsmouth Evening News
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 98 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Freddie Grisewood

... Freddie Grisewood Freddie Grisewood, who is to speak at the Portsmouth Dig fop Victory Week,” i a a countryman born and bred. He went straight from post as land agent in the Cotswolds to the 8.8. C., and is now one of their most popular announcers. He ...

Published: Wednesday 19 July 1944
Newspaper: Portsmouth Evening News
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 106 | Page: 2 | Tags: none