Planet News Collection (page 17)

80-year-old inventor of the paravane as competitor at Hastings International chess Congress. Many of the worlds leading chess masters are taking part in the International Hastings Christmas Chess

Behind The Orderlys Back. Photo shows : While the orderlies are busily cutting supplies for troops of the 2nd Division Marlborough Lines, one of the men neatly helps himself to a slice of bread

A catch in it !. Will fyffe and Jock MacKay, the Scottish comedians, took part in interclub sea angling contest for the Albert Nolan cup at Brighton

Sussex dairy maids in masks. Keeping milk germ-free. To keep milk supplies germ-free and to prevent the spread of possible infection

Cpl showing the civilian guests how to use a machine gun. 15 young men from south London are spending a fortnight free holiday as guests of the 23rd London Regiment (the East Surrey)

Two 13 year old children open council offices at Littlehampton. Two 13 year old schoolchildren, Joan Vera Strong and Eric George Laker

Holiday Crowds Seek The Sun at Brighton Whitsun holidaymakers, searching for the sun, flocked in their thousands to Brighton today ( Whit - Sunday )

Television committee has first meeting at GPO to discuss development on TV service. 5 February 1935

International Chess masters take part in Hastings tournament. Miss Menchik, German champion. 27 December 1934

The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Hewart, walking along the pier at Brighton with his new bride, Lady Hewart on their honeymoon. 30 December 1934

Miss Black driving Mr Bertram Mills, which took first prize at a horse show an gymkhana
Miss Black driving Mr Bertram Mill s, which took first prize at a horse show an gymkhana in which many riders took part in the 100 miles rally to the sussex resort. 14 July 1937

First pictures of Heartbreak Hill in training at Lewes - the favoured Irish candidate for the Grand National. These are the first pictures of the nine year old steeplechaser, Heartbreak Hill

Holiday Crowds Find the Sun at Eastbourne Although London shivered in cold wind thousands of visitors found the sun in holiday mood at Eastbourne. Large crowds thronged the beach

Children bring toys to annual service at Sussex church. Children presented toys to the Vicar, the Rev H F Waller Bridge when they attended the annual Toy service at St Nicholas Church, Worth, Sussex

Safeguarding Marching Troops On The Roads. Manoeuvres season for the troops has commenced and thousands of soldiers are on the march in Hampshire and Sussex

Staking Her Claim ! Photo Shows : Leading her poney, a girl rider eagerly lays claim to a chair as the music ceases during the Musical Chairs competition - one of the many mounted events at

Home after 20 years amid hardships of Newfoundland. After 20 years of apostolic work amid the rigours of Newfoundland, , the Rev Tom Greavett arrived at Euston station, London

Mitcham wins London Brighton relay. Brookwood finishes first by a second. First man home in the London Brighton relay race was D Brickwood of Mitcham athletic club

Holiday fun at Brighton. Children enjoying donkey rides in the sunshine at Brighton where the Easter holiday crowds have surpassed all expectations. 27 March 1932

Maurice Tate, leaves on a cricket tour of Argentina. Maurice Tate, the England cricketer who was recently released by Sussex

Miracle of Brighton faith healing at St Stephen church, Mr Frederick Jary a 46 year old blind man can now see after being seriously injured at the front during World War 1. 5 February 1935

They use heather for thatching in Sussex. An unusual custom prevailing in some parts of Sussex is the use of heather for the thatching of small buildings and outhouses

Nurse and married man found dead in Bognor bungalow. The bodies of a young woman, Nurse Gladys Hill and Victor H Simmonds

Sing. Sir Kingsley Wood at internment of Sir harry Preston. Sir Kingsley Wood, the Minister of Health, attended the burial of Sir Harry Preston at Cuckfield after a funeral service in Brighton

Best task of the day. Order of woodcraft chivalry members in Sussex, Easter Camp. Wearing the quaint and picturesque costumes of their organisation, members of the Order of Woodcraft Chivalry

Whitsun crowds throng Brighton. Large numbers of Whitsun holidaymakers went in search of the ever popular treatment of Dr Brighton

Robot sorter being tested by the post office at Brighton. Work speeded up three times. A new robot sorter which it is claimed can work three times as quickly as the system previously used

Veteran in London to Brighton walk. There were nearly 100 entrants for the Surrey Walking Clubs annual London to Brighton Walk, which started from Big Ben at 7 AM

Riders of the Garth Pony Club team, passing through a tree-lined country lane, on their way to Eastbourne from Winchester

One of the civilian guests enjoying a meal. 15 young men from south London are spending a fortnight free holiday as guests of the 23rd London Regiment (the East Surrey)

Photographers crowd around Syed Wazir Ali and J. Navle during the All India Cricket Team tour of England starting at Pelsham Rye, Sussex 29 April 1932 Credit: TopFoto

Resident of South Coast Tower narrowly escapes death as storm destroys residence at Eastbourne. Mr F Turvey, who has been living in the Martello tower, at Eastbourne, Sussex

Six-year-old girl making six Atlantics crossing alone. Six-year-old Miss Sylvia Cavanagh is leaving in the Queen Mary from Southampton tomorrow (Wednesday) to make her sixth Atlantic crossing alone

Monsieur A. M Vagliano and Mlle. Lally Vagliano, exchange toasts with their cup after
Monsieur A.M Vagliano and Mlle. Lally Vagliano, exchange toasts with their cup after wiining the annual " Fathers and Daughters" golf match by defeating Mr J.S Ruttle and Miss M

Angry seas spend their forces at Hastings. Angry seas battering in a mist of white spray against the front at Hastings, watched by rain coated men, in the autumn gale which swept the Sussex resort

Riders buried in mud at Horsham motor cycle trials. Many well known riders of the leading clubs took part in the trials of the South Eastern Centre of the Auto Cycle Union at Mannings Heath, Horsham

Harold Whitlock the Olympic champion and winner of the past three years, finishing the race at Brighton. After competing In the annual London to Brighton walk organised by the Surrey walking club

Sussex Are Womens Bowls Champions. Sussex beat Middlesex in the final of the inter - county womens bowls championship at the Balham Constitutional Club Photo shows : game in progress. 21 Aug 1936

Pony rally with Arundel Castle as background. Against the picturesque background of Arundel Castle, ancestral Sussex home of the Duke of Norfolk

Punch still pleases. Intent gaze centred on a common object, this little group provides an amusing study in expressions on the beach at Brighton where Punch and Judy

Two wings of country mansion destroyed by fire. Mr Edward Faulkner, the head gardner, is the hero of a fire which destroyed two wings of Landhurst

British warships in the Suez Canal decorated in honour of King Fuad. HMS Sussex ( on left ) and HMS Behram decorated in honour of King Fuad at Port Said in the Suez Canal. 18 October 1935

All Blacks beat Hampshire and Sussex at the Dean Court Ground, Boscombe, by 14 points to 8. G F Hart, the All Blacks three quarter, being tackled from a scrum breakaway. 9 November 1935

Charles Coborn at funeral of Sir Harry Preston. Drivers and boxers were among those who attended the funeral of Sir Harry Preston at Brighton

Brighton cowded with Easter holiday makers. The crowded front at Brighton which is filled with Easter holidaymakers. 27 March 1932

The Duke of York arriving at Lewisham Town Hall. 22 June 1932

Huge waves broke over the front at Hastings during a Gale, which ravaged the south coast. Photo shows, giant waves which seemed to top the buildings breaking over the front at Hastings drama Gale

Jack Nye, bowling find, at Fairfax school in London. Jack Nye, who was formerly a farm hand near Hove, Sussex and is considered to be a demon bowler of the future

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