Contribution
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| Toronto Daily Star | ETHEL FLORA FORTUNE GORDON Page 36, column 6 On Tues., March 21, 1961, at her home, 1 Clarendon Ave., Toronto, Ethel F. Fortune, widow of Crawford Gordon, mother of Crawford Gordon and William Fortune Gordon. A private service was held at the funeral chapel of ... |
22nd March 1961 | |||
| birminghampost.net | BIRMINGHAM'S FORGOTTEN INDUSTRIAL PIONEER WHO DIED ON THE TITANIC He is perhaps Birmingham’s forgotten industrial pioneer – and he met his end during the most infamous maritime disaster in history. His contribution to industry in Birmingham was as significant and compelling as the likes of Matthew Boulton and George Cadbury, yet few are familiar with the name William Hipkins. As managing director, William Edward Hipkins transformed W&T Avery Limited from a burgeoning maker of scales into the world’s largest manufacturer of weighing machines. ... |
4th November 2011 |  |
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| thisiswiltshire.co.uk | WELCOME ON BOARD DEVIZES is becoming closely associated with the ill-fated ocean liner SS Titanic, which sank in the North Atlantic 100 years ago next April. Local auctioneers Henry Aldridge & Son held their latest sale of Titanic memorabilia on Saturday and now writer John Blake has made a contribution to the literature on the subject. To mark the centenary, Mr Blake, a retired Royal Navy lieutenant-commander who lives in Devizes, was commissioned to write a book commemorating the “unsinkable” ship which was the state of the art in travel 100 years ago. ... |
6th November 2011 | |
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| Birmingham Mail | BIRMINGHAM EXHIBITION MARKS REGION'S LINKS WITH TITANIC Links with the legendary liner Titanic are being celebrated with an exhibition outlining the contribution by West Midlands’ craftsmen to the construction of the ill-fated ship. The two-day Bull Ring display, which is open today and tomorrow, showcases the work done in the region to supply parts to Belfast shipbuilder Harland & Wolff. A new visitor attraction is set to open in Northern Ireland next spring to mark the centenary of the ship’s maiden voyage.... |
30th September 2011 | |
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| New York Times | PAINTING FOR BUTT FUND WASHINGTON, Dec. 14---Col. Spencer Cosby, chief aid to President Taft, received to-day a painting depicting the sinking of the Titanic and the rescue of some of her passengers. Gilbert Gaul, a New York artist, offered it as a contribut... |
15th December 1912 | |||
| Weekly Irish Times | BELFAST MEMORIAL DECIDED UPON Article... |
7th September 1912 | |||
| New York Times | JACQUES FUTRELLE, WRITER The Author of "The Thinking Machine" and Many Short Stories --- Jacques Futrell is well known as a writer of fiction, having contributed many long and short stories to magazines. He was born in Pike County, Georgia, April 9, 1875, and ... |
16th April 1912 | |||
| FRIENDS FOR LIFE Randy Bryan Bigham Fifty-five year old Ella White, the wealthy widow of a Manhattan businessman, was short and stout with an outspoken, often brash personality. Her companion, Marie Grice Young, 36, tall, slim and soft-spoken, was a music teacher from Washington. The p... |
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| Belfast Telegraph | EU FUNDING TO BOOST RESTORATION OF TITANIC TENDER SHIP The restoration of a tender ship which ferried passengers to the doomed Titanic was boosted today with the award of over £2 million in European funding. Last month auditors expressed concern that the £7 million refit of the derelict SS Nomadic may not be completed, on schedule, for the centenary of its launch in Belfast in 2011 due to a cash shortfall. ... |
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| New York Times | WOMEN WORK HARD FOR RESCUED FOLK Kept Busy Helping Survivors on to Their Destinations in Comfort --- FORTY LEAVE ST. VINCENT'S --- Individuals, as Well as Organized Committee, Give Much-Needed Personal Aid --- The task that was shouldered by... |
21st April 1912 | |||
| Titanic Review | THE DREAM AND THEN THE NIGHTMARE George Jacub Syrians on the Titanic... |
1st July 2011 | |||
