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Tuesday, 7 June 2016
Shildon: Trains for the World (NZ233257)
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If Shildon is known for anything it is its contribution to the history of the railways. If you’re not sure what I mean, then look it up. W...
Tuesday, 8 March 2011
Wallsend and The Grand Duke (NZ310664)
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As part of the Europe-wide celebrations following the overthrow of Napoleon, a state visit to the UK was arranged for Alexander I, Emper...
Tuesday, 23 November 2010
Bomarsund & a Piece of Military History (NZ270845)
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What an odd name for a village, you may think. Slap bang in the middle of the south-east Northumberland coalfield, this little settlement o...
Tuesday, 9 November 2010
Newbiggin’s Long Stretch (NZ314880)
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Newbiggin-by-the-Sea has several claims to fame – my favourite, perhaps, being its place in submarine telegraphy history. The laying of te...
Friday, 4 June 2010
Berwick v. Russia and Other Unfinished Wars (NT997533)
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Most of us have heard the story of how little Berwick-upon-Tweed remained at war with mighty Russia way after the Crimean War peace treaty w...
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