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Doreen Harris loaned this 1912 photo of girls working in Leslies 'Tracing Office' working on ships drawings possibly destined for WW1 battles. |
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Doreen Harris also loaned this 1912 one of the staff in the 'Admiralty Drawing Office' working on WW1 Naval ship drawings |
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Doreen Harris kindly loaned me this photo taken during WW2 showing busy Hawthorn Leslies with the Ballast Hill as a backdrop |
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The 'Ark Royal' passing Hebburn after fitting out at the Naval Yard. Another photo donated by Doreen Harris |
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'A' St Andrews , 'B' Quay Board School, 'C' Ballast Hill, 'D' St Aloysius,'E' St Cuthberts,'F' Whites Marine,'G' C Pit yard, 'H' Leslies shipyard. |
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Doreen loaned this me this 1960's photo showing the old Ferry offices with Leslies car park & the old wall which is still there today (2004) |
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A good view of the Ballast Hill from this one loaned by Doreen Harris. Lamport, Hood, Ann Streets are still there on this photo |
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A 1960's photo taken in Leslies & sent to me by my old friend Frank McNabola |
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A Hawthorn Leslies launch photo taken in the 1950's & sent to me by an old Hebburn friend, Frank McNabola. |
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Frank McNabola sent me this one of Lord Mountbatten at Leslies not long before he was killed by the IRA. Lord Mountbatten loved Hebburn |
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Ray Forster kindly sent me two more photos his dad Stan took from St Andrews Steeple in 1973. Others taken from the steeple are on pages 27 & 77 |
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Another brilliant Stan Forster photograph looking towards the 'Colliery' |
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