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    Used bus tickets

    Hello again, John!! Thank you again for such a brilliant suggestion as I have heard back from the Transport Museum already that they would love to have the tickets as they are in such excellent condition and have a back story!! So, enjoy your visit when you go and look out for 2x 2d bus tickets...
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    Used bus tickets

    Hello John. I had no idea there was a transport museum in Wythall so will certainly contact them to ask. Thank you so much for your suggestion. Pauline
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    Used bus tickets

    I found 2x 2d bus tickets which must have been used as a bookmark by my Father in the mid-1930s. They are in excellent condition having been kept safe in between the pages. They would have been for a journey between the city centre and Gough Road where my Father was living at the time. I do not...
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    St Catherines Catholic RC church and School.

    Thanks for your suggestions, Bernie. I've just heard that a man has got in touch with the journalist whose Dad was very involved with the team and who knows most of the names so I'm going to ring him tonight to find out more. It's all very exciting! Pauline
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    St Catherines Catholic RC church and School.

    This is the link to the article I mentioned above about St Catherine's football team in 1947-8. The article has already brought forward one descendent of one of the players who I am meeting next weekend to present with one of the photos. If you recognise anybody, please get in touch as I have...
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    St Catherines Catholic RC church and School.

    Oh what a brilliant idea! Thank you. I'd never thought of that!! Perhaps the journalist who wrote the report could help too looking in the archives.
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    St Catherines Catholic RC church and School.

    Here is the article in the Birmingham Mail about my Dad's involvement with St Catherine's football team in 1947-8. If anybody out there recognises anyone in the photo I would love to know to let them have their copy...
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    St Catherines Catholic RC church and School.

    A late reply but I've only just found this forum! My Father, John Whelan, was involved with the St Catherine's football team in 1947-8 when they won the Kings Norton League. The Birmingham Mail are running an article with a photo of the team possibly tomorrow as I have several copies of the...
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