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Norfolk couple's love for Titanic
Friday 4th July 2008 10:49 PM
Norwich Evening News
It is a tragedy that has captured imaginations for almost a hundred years, and for one Norfolk couple the sinking of the Titanic has become a fascination. Robin and Sue Burrows, from Little Plumstead, are avid collectors of memorabilia and items connected to the vessel which at 882ft long and more than 46tonnes was the world's largest passenger steamship.
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Titanic life jacket sells in New York for $68,500
Friday 27th June 2008 3:33 PM
Canada.com
An unused life jacket from the doomed Titanic ship sold for $68,500 in New York on Wednesday, Christie's auction house said. The cork-filled life preserver - still largely intact, but stained and torn in parts - was thought to have been found by farmer John James Dunbar on the Halifax shoreline after the passenger ship sank off Newfoundland in April, 1912.
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THE famous White Star line – which later included the Titanic among its fleet – was founded in Liverpool in 1869 by shipping mogul Thomas Henry Ismay.
Monday 23rd June 2008 3:17 PM
Liverpool Echo
Known also as the Ocean Steam Navigation Company, White Star eventually led the way in building prestigious luxury liners such as Titanic and her almost identical sisters Olympic and Britannic. When Ismay died in 1899 – his elaborate tomb can still be seen in Thurstaston churchyard, Wirral – White Star was the most successful transatlantic passenger line.
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Titanic life-size replica planned
Friday 20th June 2008 2:53 PM
BBC News
A life-size replica of parts of the Titanic could be added to Belfast's Odyssey Arena if a US-backed development plan is accepted. Suspended behind glass, the £64m scale model of the boat would incorporate a five-star hotel, an exhibition area and conference rooms.
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Croswell's 'Titanic' prepares to set sail
Friday 13th June 2008 4:02 PM
Toledo Blade
Director Mark DiPietro is expecting his show to sink this weekend. If it doesn't, something major is going wrong. DiPietro is in charge of Titanic, which opens the three-musical summer season tomorrow in the Croswell Opera House.
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Mariners' Museum archivist pleads guilty to charges related to artifacts theft
Wednesday 11th June 2008 2:55 PM
The Virginian-Pilot
A former archivist with The Mariners' Museum in Newport News pleaded guilty Tuesday to three felonies related to the theft and sale of museum property on eBay. Lester F. Weber, 46, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to mail fraud, theft and filing a false tax return. He is scheduled to be sentenced Nov. 7.
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'Titanic the Musical' a titanic show
Friday 6th June 2008 2:25 PM
The Express Times
William Sanders was busy Monday "refining and tweaking" cues with his technical crew in preparation for tonight's opening of "Titanic the Musical" at Civic Theatre of Allentown. Sanders says the Tony Award-winning musical focuses on the actual passengers aboard the trans-Atlantic liner, RMS Titanic, on that fateful night of April 15, 1912, as the "ship of dreams" was making her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York.
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Nat Geo's Bob Ballard takes us on two deep sea adventures June 2 and 3
Monday 2nd June 2008 10:41 PM
Monsters and Critics.com
Explorer Bob Ballard loves the sea and all its secrets and history. He was the man who first gave us intimate glimpses of the Titanic years ago, working in tandem with filmmaker James Cameron.
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Brush with Titanic grave sites a most sobering experience
Monday 2nd June 2008 10:39 PM
Anchorage Daily News
Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia, attracts visitors from all over the world. They come for one reason. Fairview Lawn is home to 121 victims of the sinking of the Titanic.
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Titanic life vest to make $80,000
Friday 30th May 2008 10:14 PM
BBC News
A life-jacket from the ill-fated Titanic could make $80,000 (£40,570) when it goes up for auction next month. The life-preserver was found during the initial recovery operation after the liner struck an iceberg and sank in 1912. The item is one of several linked to the Titanic which are being sold off by Christie's in Manhattan, New York.
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