Aug

19

2011

REDCAR – Captain Cook 1779

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Redcar

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Accreditation The Redcar and Saltburn-by-the-Sea Gazette 14/02/1879. ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF CAPTAIN COOK Captain James Cook 27/10/1728 – 14/02/1779            One hundred years ago today, Captain James Cook, the celebrated circumnavigation of the world, met his tragic death at Owhyhee...

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Aug

19

2011

COATHAM – Incouragible Young Thief

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Coatham, Law & Order

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Accreditation The Redcar and Saltburn-by-the-Sea Gazette 04/12/1880. AN INCOURAGIBLE YOUNG THIEF AT COATHAM.           At Guisborough Petty Sessions, a lad about fifteen years of age, named William Bowers, was brought up in custody charged with stealing £1 in gold from Henry Holmes, flour dealer,...

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Aug

18

2011

SHIPWRECKS & GROUNDINGS “Jane”

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Ships

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Accreditation The Redcar and Saltburn-by-the-Sea Gazette 27/11/1880. WRECK OF A BARQUE AT REDCAR “JANE”           To the numerous wrecks that have of late taken place at Redcar another must be added. On Monday, (23/11) morning a barque came ashore opposite the Coatham furnaces, and she...

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Aug

18

2011

REDCAR – Case Wrecking (alleged) Guisborough Court

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Accreditation The Redcar & Saltburn-by-the-Sea Gazette 06/11/1880 ALLEGED CASE OF WRECKING AT REDCAR           At Guisborough Police Court on Wednesday (4/11), before the Hon. James Lowther and Canon Yeomen, John Hutton, Coatham, carter, (as reported) was charged on remand with stealing...

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Aug

17

2011

REDCAR – Lifeboat Volunteer Receives illuminated address from Redcar friends

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Redcar

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Accreditation The Redcar and Saltburn-by-the-Sea 14/05/1880. PRESENTATION OF SAVING LIFE – REDCAR           Mr. Henry Wilson, of the Corporation Gas Department, Leeds, has been presented with a handsome illuminated address from his Redcar friends, in recognition of his heroism when on a recent...

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Aug

17

2011

REDCAR – Christmas At Redcar 1879

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Accreditation The Redcar and Saltburn-by-the-Sea Gazette 26/12/1879. CHRISTMAS AT REDCAR 1879           Unlike last year, when there was from two to three feet of snow, and the thermometer below zero, the weather on Christmas Eve was singularly mild for the season.           Parties...

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Aug

14

2011

SHIPWRECKS & GROUNDINGS “Coral Queen” Steamship on Redcar Rocks

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Ships

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Accreditation The Redcar & Saltburn-by-the-Sea Gazette 17/10/1879 A LADEN STEAMER ON REDCAR ROCKS            Shortly before midnight  Saturday (11/10) owing to the prevalence of the dense fog, the screw Steamer “Coral Queen,” belonging to the West Hartlepool Steam Navigation Company,...

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Aug

12

2011

INCIDENT – Perilous Voyage of Pleasure Boat POLLY

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Boats & Ships

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Accreditation The Redcar and Saltburn-by-the-Sea Gazette 05/09/1879 A PERILOUS VOYAGE           Three young men who came over to Redcar from West Hartlepool on Saturday afternoon, in the pleasure boat “Polly,” had an exceedingly narrow escape of their lives on Sunday, when off Redcar....

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Aug

11

2011

STORM – Gale Heavy Rain on North East Coast

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Weather & Tides

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Accreditation The Redcar & Saltburn-by-the-Sea Gazette 25/07/1879   STORM – GALE HEAVY RAIN on the NORTH EAST COAST            The north-east coast, in common with other parts of the country, was visited by a northerly gale on Monday, accompanied with heavy rain. There has been...

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Aug

10

2011

REDCAR – Narrow Escape from drowning at Redcar and Gallant Rescue

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Redcar

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Accreditation The Redcar and Saltburn-on-Sea Gazette 27/06/1879 NARROW ESCAPE FROM DROWNING AT REDCAR AND GALLANT RESCUE           Yesterday morning (26th), a young gentleman named Fryer, a native of Stockton, who has for a few weeks been staying at Redcar along with some other members of his...

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