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GRAVESEND aka WEST INDIES CRICKET XI

Gravesend AKA West Indies Cricket Xi (1939)

West Indian team play charity match in Gravesend, Kent.

GRAVESEND aka WEST INDIES CRICKET XI

Gravesend AKA West Indies Cricket Xi (1939)

West Indian team play charity match in Gravesend, Kent.

AIR TAXI DISASTER

Air Taxi Disaster (1930)

A cross channel planes crashed near Gravesend killing 6.

ROUND THE MOUSE

Round The Mouse (1934)

The annual Thames barges race.

6 DROWN IN TUG DISASTER

6 Drown In Tug Disaster (1954)

The tug Cervia is sunk with the loss of six lives.

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - ENGLAND v INDIA aka ALL INDIA XI V

News In A Nutshell - England V India AKA All India Xi V "Tich Freemans Xi (1936)

Charity...

GIRL FOOTBALLER

Girl Footballer (1961)

Nine-year-old Megan Lear plays football with the boys at Westcourt School in...

 

 

GOVERNMENT HOLDS GRAVESEND AFTER CLOSE FIGHT

Government Holds Gravesend After Close Fight (1947)

Sir Richard Acland wins a by-election for...

SHRIMPERS RACE

Shrimpers Race (1969)

34 mile rowing race - Gravesend to Southend and back.

GRAVESEND BY-ELECTION

Gravesend By-Election (1947)

Sir Richard Acland wins a by-election for Labour in Gravesend, Kent.

FAMOUS CUTTY SARK ARRIVES AT GRAVESEND

Famous Cutty Sark Arrives At Gravesend (1938)

The Cutty Sark becomes a training ship for the Thames...

MORRO CASTLE AWAITS HER FATE

Morro Castle Awaits Her Fate (1935)

The tragic liner 'Morro Castle' is taken from New Jersey to...

TESTING MINIATURE WAR CRAFT aka GRAVESEND - GREENHYTHE

Testing Miniature War Craft AKA Gravesend - Greenhythe (1936)

A new war craft, the Thornicroft...

STATUE UNVEILED TO GORDON OF KHARTOUM aka GRAVESEND

Statue Unveiled To Gordon Of Khartoum AKA Gravesend (1937)

Tablet unveiled on side of General...

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA NO. 63

Caught By The Camera No. 63 (1935)

Caught by the Camera - a house with an upturned boat for a roof, a...

SPRING! OFFICIAL

Spring! Official (1949)

Nice round up of Spring time images - and young women's fancy turns ....

QUADS FEATURE KIDDIE FASHIONS

Quads Feature Kiddie Fashions (1950)

The Taylor Quads take part in a fashion show in Gravesend.

NURSES OFF DUTY

Nurses Off Duty (1948)

Off-duty nurses have breakfast in bed and are allowed to wear make-up for work!

DOCKYARD DOG

Dockyard Dog (1948)

Bob the dog swims out to retrieve ropes thrown from docking ships at Gravesend.

BLOW EGG FOOTBALL

Blow Egg Football (1950)

Light-hearted item about a game of blow egg football in Gravesend, Kent.

FISH TANKS

Fish Tanks (1951)

Nice item about man who has constructed fish tanks into wall of his house in Gravesend.

P.L.A. HEALTH SHIP

P.L.A. Health Ship (1948)

A look at the work of a Port of London Authority health ship. Gravesend,...

THAMES BARGE RACE

Thames Barge Race (1953)

'Sara' wins the Thames barge race - the first held since the end of the war.

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD NO. 70

Peeps Through The Window Of The World No. 70 (1936)

Brown bears at zoo, bird nests in unusual...

SAILORS IDENTITY DISCS issue title CALLING ALL TARS

Sailors Identity Discs Issue Title Calling All Tars (1937)

Boys at Gravesend Sea School and a...

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

News In A Nutshell (1936)

News in a Nutshell - Golf at Leeds Castle, a fire at a factory in Leith,...

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

News In A Nutshell (1936)

News in a Nutshell includes National Horse Show in New York, Norwegian cargo...

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

News In A Nutshell (1936)

News in brief from around the World - Candlemas handball game at Jedburgh,...