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New Bacon Prices, 4th July 1918

“NEW BACON PRICES. “CHOICEST CUTS NOT TO EXCEED 2s. 4d. A POUND. “An Order fixing the maximum prices for bacon and ham, wholesale and...

The contrast between artillery preparations employed in the capture of Hamel and during the 1916 Battle of the Somme were the subject of...

Sgt. Ernest Mettam, M.M. [1], 13th Battalion Tank Corps, was decorated for his bravery at Hamel on 4th July 1918. He was killed in action...

The Duchess of Portland was the principal guest at the Hucknall Baby Fete held on 4th July 1917. “Above is a picture showing the Duchess...

Sadly, he did not survive the war, being killed in action on 7th October 1918. The son of Mrs. Mary Payne, of 79 St. Matthias Road,...

“NOTTINGHAM CLERK AND A GROCER’S ASSISTANT CLAIM EXEMPTION AS LOCAL MINISTERS. “HANDED OVER TO MILITARY. “An exhaustive inquiry into the...

“ROSES IN THE TRENCHES. “INTERESTING EXTRACTS FROM CIGARETTE FUND LETTERS. “Writing to Miss M. Fleming, Camphill, Mapperley Park, on a...

“THE SALE OF LIGHT BEER. “WHEN IT IS AN INTOXICATING LIQUOR. “The Central Control Board (Liquor Traffic) this afternoon issued the...

With the Battle of the Somme in its first week, the Duke of Portland gave a speech at the Victoria Hall, Mansfield, on 4th July 1916 in...

Former publican William Weston Pickard was shot and killed in the early hours of 4th July 1915 after failing to respond to a sentry's...

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