Humorous And Interesting Newspaper Stories about Birmingham

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The Royal Visit in April 1941.

 

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Birmingham Weekly Post, February 1960

 

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January 1959, water, clean air, lighting and a new depot.
(Birmingham Weekly Post)

 

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April 1959, not in our back yard.
(Birmingham Weekly Post)

 

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Hold on to your horses.
(Birmingham Weekly Post, May 1959)

 

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September 1959, Election called…
(Birmingham Weekly Post)

 

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January 1950, Atomic Van arrives.
(Evening Despatch)

 

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BIRMINGHAM GETS 'SECOND NIGHT….8.55 cloud blacks out the city.
(Evening Despatch 20 February 1950)

 

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Sparrows and food poisoning, February 1950.
(Evening Despatch)

 

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March 1950, (Evening Despatch)

 

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March 1950.
(Evening Despatch)

 

[A Sparks]

Quite sad I hope the family didn't have to wait too long before they got their own place.

 

[John L]

Quite sad I hope the family didn't have to wait too long before they got their own place.

He looks very happy there and he has a winning smile. He would be 76 now. Hopefully his family did find a home quickly and has had a great life to date. It would be nice to know....

 

[A Sparks]

He looks very happy there and he has a winning smile. He would be 76 now. Hopefully his family did find a home quickly and has had a great life to date. It would be nice to know....

Yes, he does look happy, luckily when you're that age you are not aware of how things are for your family.
Wondering what he was doing now crossed my mind too!

 

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April 1950, Stronger Beer.
(Evening Despatch)

 

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April 1950, Evening Despatch. Stop dancing on Sundays.

What would Herbert think of today’s goings on ?

 

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Birmingham Post, November 1970… miles of sausage skin stolen, an inside job ?

 

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“No, they are not bricks. They are blocks of fine silver being checked on the way from Messrs. Collie and Co., commodity brokers, of Newhall Street, Birmingham, to the Temple Row branch of Lloyds Bank.
(Evening Despatch January 1940)

 

[Radiorails]

and in 1940 there was also a good supply of sandbags.

 

[Time Traveller 66]

and in 1940 there was also a good supply of sandbags.

Now it's traffic cones.

 

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"Keep you foot on the brake Bill until I’ve made a note of which sandbag the 8th block is hidden."