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"During the Boer War iron products marked were seen in South Africa"Bill Case |
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"The itself had no less than seven heavy cart horses whose duty was to take various orders to Wolverton goods yard. Four drays would do two trips per day and would return with various stores such as bolts, rivets, screws and kegs of paint" Bill Case | ||||||||||||||||||||
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"At Easter of this year (1924) I commenced to earn my living (at 14) as store boy in E & H Roberts Agricultural Works at 10/- per week" Bill Case | ||||||||||||||||||||
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When the crash came in many men became unemployed and it was pathetic to see so many men of the village travelling to the Labour Exchange twice a week to Wolverton and back. " Bill Case | ||||||||||||||||||||
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" I was coming from school along Patricks Lane, when the whistle went at dinner time, that was when all the men came trooping out and it was Joseph Barby | ||||||||||||||||||||
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