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'Hawthorn Leslies' lads in 1943. WW2 was on at the time & the Luftwaffe were trying to bomb our Industry. Thanks to Stan Newman for photo. |
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Apprentice Fitters of 'Hawthorn Leslies' in 1943. I've been told Stan Rowntree died a few yrs ago.Thanks to Stan Newman for photo. |
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Eric Flack's school photo taken at the 'Newtown School' in 1938.Anyone recognise dad or grandad or uncle? |
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Another Eric Flack photo of Reyrolles lasses who worked in the Transformer Shop in 1953. |
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Reyrolles girls again in 1953. Yet another Eric Flack photo. |
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A good day out on the beach getting a suntan in 1935. Haven't things changed a bit since then? Eric Flack sent this of his family |
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Reyrolles transformer shop girls at Xmas 1948. I've been told that the presents around the tree were sent to Prudhoe Hospital. |
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Can anyone remember this Hut beside the Ballast Hill? Photo taken in 1948 just after the War.Eric Flack photo again. |
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Eric Flack's Stag night in the Newtown Club with his Reyrolles workmates. Anyone recognise a relative? |
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1935 Beach photo of the Hebburn Flack family who lived in Jutland Avenue. Photo shows how times have changed. |
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This big house faces the Cemetery across St Johns Ave & is still there today. Sam was an Estate Agent & had the house built specially. Eric Flack pic. |
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This shows what life was like in 1954. Not many people had TV's in those days, so Mrs Flack was very lucky to have one. |
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Remember trying to get home to Hebburn from Newcastle with the queues in Worswick St? This is Eric Flack's mid 50's photo |
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Worswick St bus station long before 'The Metro'. Remember queuing for the 24, or the 47, or the 16, etc to get back home to Hebburn? |
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That's Reyrolles Sportsfield fence on left & carpark on right, with top entrance in view mid 1950's. Eric Flack kindly sent this photo. |
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