World War 1
Whilst trawling through the newspapers of 1914-1919, Pam has come across many interesting articles which give us an insight into life both at the front line as well as back at home.
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Council Sets up Battlefield Scene to Help Raise Funds for the War
FEEDING THE GUN ON BROMLEY’S BATTLEFIELD “No Man’s Land” from the Trenches £70,000 raised: How the Money Came in In ...
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War Naturally Affected the Birth-Rate in a Most Alarming Manner
On 4th October 1918, there was a report in the Bromley & District Times on a CHILD WELFARE EXHIBITION 'An ...
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Warning to take your own Tea on Holiday with you
In 1918 the Ministry of Food proved it cared about its nations love of Tea after sending a message out ...
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Children to be paid to pick Blackberries
Blackberries - Children to get 3d. A lb for picking A discussion took place on the subject of blackberries for ...
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Great Demonstration on the 4th Anniversary of the War, 1918
With the entry of the American troops, fresh and ready for the fight, in April, 1918 and the failure of ...
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They came to Britain, looking for safety…
Repatriation of Belgian Refugees During World War 1, it is estimated that Britain was home to almost 250,000 Belgian refugees, ...
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How OXO helped Strengthen the Home Front
In 1840 a German chemist, by the name of Baron Justus von Liebig (1803-1873), invented meat extract through his Extract of ...
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Phosferine Advert
Another example of the type of advert used by Phosferine to advert their product, whereby they use the recommendation of ...
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Do you like the boots? Bon Marché fashion
This advert for the Bon Marché store in Brixton appeared in the Bromley & District Times in early January 1917. ...
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Are you a lover of Sardines?
My husband love sardines, so this advert would have appealed to him ...
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Is this the Ideal Summer Beverage?
Would an advert like this, as featured in the Bromley & District Times in July 1918, made you go out ...
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Don’t run any risk with Allotment cuts & brusies – Use Zam-Buk
The popularity of allotments at this time meant many could be liable to small scratches and cuts, which could quickly ...
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Italian Recipes for Meatless Days – Risotto in Bianco
Another recipe that appeared in the Bromley & District Times in January 1917, was this simple Risotto in Bianco, which ...
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Italian Recipes for Meatless Days – Gnocchi alla Romana
By 1917, certain foods were in short supply, especially meat, wheat for bread, butter and sugar. Here is a recipe ...
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Local schools finally acquire land for gardening purposes
Gardening at Bickley Schools Bickley and Widmore schools reported that at last it was possible to acquire a piece of ...
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Strong Protest by Butchers as to the Fair Distribution of Meat
The Meat Supply: Strong Protest by Butchers Supported by Committee The question of the quality of the meat now being ...
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No ration card required
In 1918, the British government set out new laws introducing the rationing of certain food; Sugar, meat, flour, butter, margarine and ...
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Why do the British love to Queue?
I really like this advertisement to encourage people to queue in an orderly fashion for the trains and buses. It ...
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Trailblazing iconic fashion of the 1940s
Although we look back at the 1940's and think of it as a decade of mostly war and hardship, it ...
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3 looks for the Bromley Fashionistas – c.1918-style
For the lady of fashion in June - So elegant! The latest fashions brought to you from Sainsbury's in June 1918 ...
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New Suit or a Chocolate Egg for Easter?
How times have changed. I doubt very much that you would see an advert like this in the local newspaper ...
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Top Easter Fashions in 1918 from Sainsbury’s
So if you walking around the shops in 1918, these would have been the fashion statements that were on offer ...
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Wearing Furs
Fur Coats, Fur Trimmed Coats, Cloth Coats, Furs and Millnery. In October 1917, the shops were advertising winter wear. Fur, ...
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Places of recreation for soldiers in 1917
A BROMLEY EFFORT We hear on all hands of the splendid work done by Army Huts at the Front, and ...
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Soldiers Entertained
This extract, taken from the Bromley & District Times, 6th September, 1918 [pg 5] and gives an account of an ...
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Pantomime time in Penge
Christmas and the New Year are traditionally pantomime times. On January 5th the Penge Empire were showing Little Red Riding ...
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“Dominion Day” at Orpington
Ontario Military Hospital Carnival It was “Dominion Day” at Orpington on the 1st inst., and a successful and largely attended ...
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Silent Films
On 9th February, 1917, the showing of the silent film, Davy Crockett was advertised; a magnificent drama in five parts ...
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Letters sent to the local newspaper from soldiers serving on the Front Line
Complaints about Food Waste, 1941
Looks like complaints about food waste is not a new phenomenon. Although it seems comical now, this complaint printed in the Bromley & District newspaper ...
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TRIBUTE TO CIVIL DEFENCE SERVICES
To the Editor Sir,- I should much like to express through the medium of your paper, our deep appreciation of the great work being done ...
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Tea-Time Gossip
As written in the Bromley & District News on 27th September, 1940 (page 2) Under the Bed A near-by A.A. gun of terrific calibre has ...
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A Trench View of Air Raids & Reprisals
20th July 1917, page 5 A TRENCH VIEW OF AIR RAIDS AND REPRISALS Sergeant J Gutteridge, of Bromley, was never a pessimist, as our readers ...
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I came to think of him as a ‘friend’ – Letters of Gutteridge
From the beginning of 1917, letters from John Gutteridge rarely appear in the paper. Whether this was because there were more pressing matters report such ...
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The boys did justice to the food provided by the Colonel
26th January 1918, page 2 STILL CHEERY AND BRIGHT Sergeant Gutteridge, of the West Kents, writes home another of his cheerful letters , in which ...
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Private AG Sales
Killed in Action Private A.G. Sales, of the 3rd Monmouth, who enlisted on August 30th, 1914, went to the Front ...
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Private Harry Gordon Symonds
Private Harry Gordon Symonds was a member of the 11th Battalion Middlesex Regiment, and died on the 5th March 1916, ...
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Private Herbert Bramwell Rook
Private Rook served with the 6th Royal Went Kent Regiment during the first world war. He was educated in Orpington ...
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Miss Winifred Tremain
Experiences of a local nurse in France Praise for British coolness and tact Miss Winifred Tremain, eldest daughter of Mr ...
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Gunner Alfred Haffenden
Alfred Haffenden was the son of George Haffenden, of Eastbourne, and husband to Mrs E. A. Haffenden, of 10 Albert ...
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Mr H.G. Milstead
Whilst working for the Standard Bank in Mombasa, Mr H.G. Milstead became the South Africa correspondent for the Bromley & ...
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Private Ernest W. Brigden
Private Ernest W. Brigden was serving with the Worcestershire Regiment when he was killed action in November 1914, aged 22. His ...
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Harry Ludlow, Seaman
Harry Ludlow was one of three brother serving in the First World War. He served for the Royal Navy onboard HMS Duncan ...
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Guardsman James Williams
James Williams was the son of Mr & Mrs Frank Williams of 4 Lily Cottages Swanley, Kent, and brother to ...
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Private Frederick Norman Ayles
Private Frederick Ayles was an old boy of Aylesbury Road School. His mother (a widow) lived on Simpson Road, Bromley ...
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Gunner W H King
Son of William Henry and Eliza King, of 17 New England Road, Brighton, King was a Bromley postman and Captain ...
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Private T Smith, 1914
This is Private T. Smith who served in the First World War. I want to link him to the correct ...
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