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Humorous And Interesting Newspaper Stories about Birmingham
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Pedrocut
Master Barmmie
The Birmingham Gazzette, January 1940, gives a nature note concerning skylarks. In February1912, writing in the Bexhill Chronicle, the Rev Bacon-Phillips writes in defence of skylarks.
In his history of the railways, Christian Woolmar says that at the dinner after the opening of the Forth Bridge in 1890, the Prince of Wales and his guests gorged a pie containing 300 skylarks, a favoured delicacy of the time.
In his history of the railways, Christian Woolmar says that at the dinner after the opening of the Forth Bridge in 1890, the Prince of Wales and his guests gorged a pie containing 300 skylarks, a favoured delicacy of the time.
Radiorails
master brummie
Pedrocut
Master Barmmie
May 1978, Birmingham Post
A pause in Birmingham during a 16-year-cycle ride for Heinz Stucke, a West German, who has been travelling round the world for all that time - and still has far to go after 95,000 miles. He is staying in Birmingham for a few days before travelling on to Scotland, because he is wanted by Winchester police - but only as a witness of an accident he saw there. Then, It's back to the pedalling.
Pedrocut
Master Barmmie
“An Erdington doctor has put a dart board in his surgery waiting room, so that waiting patients can pass the time. A collecting box for Father Hudson's Homes is beneath the board for "losers" to contribute to this charity.”
Birmingham Daily Mail, Feb 1940.
( Wonder which surgery. Looks like this chap may be hired by Father Hudson ? Treble 20, 25 and…)