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The Gallipoli service in Eltham, Kent. The Reverand H Hall with Major M M Del Monte

The Gallipoli service in Eltham, Kent.
The Reverand H Hall with Major M M Del Monte, Air Commander Dixon, Captain Hemeleers Shenty and Count Costa de Beauregard.
25 April 1939

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Women competitors start from Great West Road in RAC rally. 76 of 318 entrants in

Women competitors start from Great West Road in RAC rally.
76 of 318 entrants in the Royal Automobile Club rally started from the Ace of Spades garage on the Great West Road.
The finishing point of the rally is Torquay. All cars have to cover about 1000 miles at a fixed average speed of 24 miles an hour of arriving at Torquay on Thursday. There are eight other starting places besides London.
Photo shows, Miss E M Dobson filming her sister Miss M J Dobson who is fixing of the RAC flag to their MG.
They are watched by another woman competitor, Miss J Hughes.
24 March 1936

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250 firemen fight london rice warehouse blaze. Engines from every one of the 60

250 firemen fight london rice warehouse blaze.
Engines from every one of the 60 stations in the LCC were called to a huge fire at St Georges s Wharf, a rice warehouse of Carbutt and Company, Ltd. in Shad thames, Bermondsey,
An emergency call was made and every available appliance was sent.
About 250 men were concentrated on the outbreak. Firemen wore gas masks against the dense smoke from the rice, and a giant turntable water tower was brought into the operation.
It was feared that a wall would collapse.
Photo shows, water from the hose pipes cascading over the burning building.
1 April 1936

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