Friday, 03 September 2010

Sub and destroyer in friendly fire tragedy

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THREE medals from the most peculiar of Barrow tragedies are among a sale of treasures from far more famous military exploits such as Trafalgar and Waterloo at a major auction being held at Gateshead today.

Vintage world in miniature

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THIS weekend sees the creation of a vintage transport world in miniature at Millom Palladium.

Relics of the war years

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WHEN next you are at Cark airfield, Flookburgh for a spot of car booting or even to tackle a parachute jump spare a minute to look at some of the buildings which have survived from the Second World War.

Did you help usher in an era of atomic subs?

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NINE years ago Barrow was the centre of Royal Navy celebrations for the centenary of the Submarine Service.

All hands to the pumps as fire rages

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IN this seventh extract from the letters and newspaper cuttings sent to an American pen pal by Barrow teenager Margaret Stanswood we take a look at what life was like in the town in the years after the Second World War.

Artistic tour of the past

Mems/001.jpg A TREASURE trove of original artwork showing South Cumbria’s villages, public buildings and grand country homes is being sold at auction later this month.

Chance to revive the club night memories

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MANY of you will remember dancing the nights away when the old Barrow Public Hall was home to Maxims and Scorpio.

Millom Ironworks CD

A0449413 A new picture cd from the Evening Mail featuring 190 images of Millom Ironworks through the decades. It includes views of the buildings dating from the Victorian era through to closure in September 1968.

Click here to view a selection of images from the CD
Click here to order your copy

Hodbarrow Mines CD

A0449412 A new picture cd from the Evening Mail featuring almost 150 views of the famous Hodbarrow Mines which raised 25 million tons of heamatite iron ore until the last pit at Moorbank was closed at the end of March in 1968.
Click here to view a selection of images from the CD
Click here to order your copy

Fire crew all named

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WE now have a full set of names for the Millom firemen which featured in Love Memories on Saturday August 7 thanks to former Station Officer Eric Robinson.

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