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Winston Churchill building a wall at his house Chartwell near Westerham Kent. At

Winston Churchill building a wall at his house Chartwell near Westerham Kent. At one time he held a card in Amalgamated Union of Building Trade Workers
c 1930

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Prince Monolili gets in trim for Derby day . Gypsies , tipsters , including Prince Monolul

Prince Monolili gets in trim for Derby day .
Gypsies , tipsters , including Prince Monolul , hawkers and the hundred and one others who lend colour to Derby Day , together with large numbers of sightseers making the customary inspection of the course , crowded Epsom Downs today ( Derby Sunday ) .
Photo shows , Prince Monolulu , the tipster haranguing the Derby Sunday crowd at Epsom .
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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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