Looking Back
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Friday 2nd May, 2008
From this newspaper 100 years
ago.
- A large crowd, including
many carpenters and joiners on
strike, assembled at Stockton on
Wednesday to witness the launching
from the Thornaby yard of
Messrs Craig, Taylor & Co., of the SS
Oratios Couppas, the building of
which was commenced before the
strike, and has been completed by
apprentice labour. The vessel is the
third which has been built by Messrs
Craig, Taylor & Co., to the order of
Mr Nicolas Couppa, of Marseilles.
From this newspaper 50 years
ago. - Northallerton people are
angry with the Northallerton Urban
Council over its decision to end the
September fair - the St
Bartholomew's fair - which was first
established under the Charter of
King John in 1200. Already petitions
are being raised against the decision
and the petitioners claim that the
council have been misguided or
that members have forgotten when
they were young.
From this newspaper 25 years
ago. - The Dolphin Centre was officially
opened by Sir Roger Bannister
last week on the same day that a flag
of honour was awarded to Darlington
Borough Council in recognition
of its town twinning work. The official
opening ceremony on Friday
was attended by representatives of
the council, the Council of Europe,
and of Amiens, and Mulheim - the
twin towns of Darlington.
From this newspaper 10 years
ago. - Twenty workers at Masham
were waiting for news after a leading
brewery group announced a major
review of its commercial operations.
The business of Scottish and Newcastle,
which bought Theakstons
brewery in a controversial move
nine years ago, is to be streamlined
into four regional companies. consisting
of Newcastle Breweries,
Courage, John Smith's and Scottish
Brewers. The Tadcaster-based John
Smith's will take over the operations
of T & R Theakston.
12:59pm Friday 2nd May 2008
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