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Elegant Edwardians out on a spinTHE reason why this group of Smethwick women and children, ably attended by three gentlemen, are about to enjoy a spin in an open landau carriage are shrouded in the ... ()Blur will always love the Black CountryThirties classic from StarBilston and German students togetherOld Hill First World War soldier's mumCradley exhibit at Black Country MuseumOut and about in the green Black CountryWITH high summer almost upon us (hopefully), July is the perfect time to visit the hidden away natural jewels of the Black Country ... ()Yesterday's TV presents The Human JungleRelative to Arthur Cooper, coal merchantEva's Utility WeddingNow that the War is Over!By Dianne PyeCoseley scene and Darlaston pub poserHingley's Scouts and a mission of mercy'Hello Girls' and broken ankles at the GPOTime for tea at ClentLocos kept steelworks on the moveBy Daren KinseyBETWEEN 1953 and 1979 Bilston Steelworks operated 15 diesel electric locomotives named after members of the royal family ... (02/07/2009)Reuben Farley, West Brom benefactorVictorian cures for drunkenness & the DTsTHE temperance movement was at its height in Victorian times and of the many societies founded to keep the good and Godly “on the wagon” the most famous was probably the Band of Hope ... ()The man behind the Industrial RevolutionShotton Bros history talkLANGLEY Local History Society arranges a programme of monthly talks and visits to local historical sites ... ()WMTC discuss commercial vehiclesTHE West Midlands Transport Circle meets on the second Wednesday of each month at the Bradmore Community Centre ... ()Family of Smethwick First World War POWWE FIRST printed this photograph of First World War British prisoners of war held in a German camp in Bugle 875 ... (02/07/2009)'Dudley Dowell' sightingsLudstone Hall gardens |
Mystery team was one player shortNordley bowler wins Staffs Merit at Dudley DellRowley Regis school athletes and boxersDudley Rangers players recalledBent Street boys on straight and narrowWE are indebted to Howard Guestford of Kingswinford for sending in the above photograph showing his highly successful football team from Bent Street School, Brierley Hill, in 1951. ... () In the fast lane for Langley firmTHERE have been quite a number of mentions of the workforce at Myers of Langley over the past few months. As we already know they were a pretty ... () Katy sets sights on BlackpoolTWENTY six year old Katy Lang, who is a complaints advisor for Npower, has only been playing crown green bowls for three years, but produced a superb performance to win ... () ![]() Trophy secured in the safe hands of Union Locks F.C. in 1958Royal Oak bowler top of the treeDUDLEY Ladies county player Sue Pugh from the Royal Oak BC at Halesowen stemmed a strong northern challenge to lift the £200 first prize in the George Pritchatt Memorial Classic ... () Tipton Town Ladies FC given star treatmentRowley cricketing lads up for the cupBowls aired on the worldwide webTHE Dudley Ladies duo of Claire Pugh and Mandy Pagett have reached the finals of the Waterloo Ladies Pairs in Blackpool on August 9th ... () Owzat for a reunion!Eastfield Old Boys' Unique TrebleWE are indebted to John Preston of Wednesfield for sending in the photograph above right, which shows the highly successful local football team which he played for in the mid 1960s ... () Anecdotes of walking and running in the Black Country of yesteryearCounty men and ladies ready for weekend actionIT will be a busy day on Sunday on the local county scene. Dudley Ladies, after their disappointing loss against Cumbria, take on Shropshire in the BCGBLA Senior County Championships ... () Hill Toppers Sixty Years AgoInfo wanted on Walsall wrestler who went into football managementTERRY Harrison, of 5 Bramble Close, Walsall, poses some intriguing questions about a past manager of Walsall FC. This relates to one of Dianne Pye's columns, in which she shared ... () Smethwick lads in whites wired up for successOUR thanks go to Beverley Reynolds of Halesowen for supplying these two photoghraphs. They provide a reminder of a long past sporting summer ... () |
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