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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 ... ()
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Blur will always love the Black Country WHEN BLUR, one of the biggest British bands of the past couple of decades, announced recently that they would be performing their first shows together in years ...
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Thirties classic from Star DAMON Albarn's not the only star with close ties to Wolverhampton. In the days when the town was home to several of the finest names in the automobile industry ...
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Bilston and German students together Frank Smith was encouraged to contact the Bugle from his home in Ridgehaven, South Australia ...
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Old Hill First World War soldier's mum THIS photograph of an old Black Country grandmother relates to the story of George Timmins, which appeared in Bugle 876 ...
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Cradley exhibit at Black Country Museum The Cradley Then & Now History Group have struck the anvil with their own exhibition at the Black Country Living Museum ...
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Out 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 ... ()
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Yesterday's TV presents The Human Jungle DURING the Bugle's long running series looking back at yesterday's TV programmes, the most popular to jog the memory have been Westerns or crime stories ...
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Relative to Arthur Cooper, coal merchant The story of Arthur Cooper, a Smethwick coal merchant from the early years of the 20th century, first appeared in Bugle 772 ...
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Eva's Utility Wedding IN response to my recent article on wartime weddings, one of our regular contributors has sent us information about her own wedding outfit ...
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Now that the War is Over!By Dianne Pye ONLY with Churchill's broadcast at 3pm on May 8th 1945 did the people of West Bromwich (and indeed the country) learn for certain that the conflict was at an end ...
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Coseley scene and Darlaston pub poser IAN BEACH of Western Australia has emailed us this lovely photograph ...
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Hingley's Scouts and a mission of mercy SCOUTING has a long and proud tradition, not just in this country but much of the world ...
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'Hello Girls' and broken ankles at the GPO RECENT PHOTOGRAPHS of the Lanesfield GPO depot in Wolverhampton, published in edition 877 on June 18th, have elicited a couple of very widely-separated responses ...
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Time for tea at Clent THE PLAYGROUND of the Black Country is how Colin Palmer described Clent in last week's article on the Hill Tavern, which his family ran for much of the twentieth century ...
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Locos 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)
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Reuben Farley, West Brom benefactor THE item in Bugle 876 on recent historical research at the Oak House, West Bromwich, which was donated to the people of the town by Reuben Farley, has drawn the following letter from one of the great benefactor's descendants ...
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Victorian 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 ... ()
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The man behind the Industrial Revolution 2009 SEES many significant anniversaries in world history; it is 40 years since man first walked on the Moon, 60 years since the foundation of Communist China ...
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Shotton Bros history talkLANGLEY Local History Society arranges a programme of monthly talks and visits to local historical sites ... ()
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WMTC discuss commercial vehiclesTHE West Midlands Transport Circle meets on the second Wednesday of each month at the Bradmore Community Centre ... ()
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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)
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'Dudley Dowell' sightings IT'S A well known fact; wait a long time for a bus, then two arrive at the same time ...
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Ludstone Hall gardens THE CLOCK is ticking, the days are passing, and a bunch of flowers of a hundred varieties or more are ready and waiting in the wings, their collective scent and ...
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Mystery team was one player short THIS mysterious photograph has been sent to the Bugle by Terry Armet of Tettenhall ...
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Nordley bowler wins Staffs Merit at Dudley Dell AFTER retaining the Midlands' biggest prize, the Meole Brace Open at Shrewsbury, many would possibly query the decision by Ant Aldridge to purchase a new set of bowls ...
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Rowley Regis school athletes and boxers THANKS to Alan Hodgetts of Alma Street, Colley Gate, we now have the full set of names for the photograph of Rowley Regis County Secondary Boys School cricketers of 1962 ...
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Dudley Rangers players recalled THANKS to Mr M.D. Cartwright of The Spinney, Gornal Wood, we are able to share with readers two photographs from the postwar era showing sides from a popular Dudley watering hole ...
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Bent 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. ... () [Read More]
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 ... () [Read More]
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 ... () [Read More]
 Trophy secured in the safe hands of Union Locks F.C. in 1958 TAKEN fifty-one years ago, the above football team photograph features the players of Union Locks F.C. of Willenhall ...
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Royal 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 ... () [Read More]
Tipton Town Ladies FC given star treatment THERE arn't too many footballers from the Black Country who've trod the Old Trafford turf, and even fewer who have sat in Sir Alex's pitchside chair ...
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Rowley cricketing lads up for the cup LOOKING very well-presented, in their immaculate cricket whites and matching caps, these schoolboys from Rowley Regis County Secondary Boys School are pictured with a cup, held by teacher Mr Greville ...
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Bowls 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 ... () [Read More]
Owzat for a reunion! WHEN old team mates meet up after a long period of time, the achievements of scoring winning goals or hitting fours and sixes that won matches tend to be exaggerated, ...
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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 ... () [Read More]
Anecdotes of walking and running in the Black Country of yesteryear SOMETIMES it's surprising where an ordinary conversation can lead, as we noted the other week when the Bugle dropped by to see Jim Skidmore in Wordsley, who had some information ...
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County 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 ... () [Read More]
Hill Toppers Sixty Years Ago WE wonder how many of the above 'lads' recognise themselves in 1949? All the young footballers shown, who played for Hill Top School, grew up during the war torn ...
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Info 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 ... () [Read More]
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 ... () [Read More]
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