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Mary Ward, artist, naturalist, and astronomer, died on 31 August, 1869, following a fall from a locomotive at Parsonstown/Birr. See Dictionary of Irish Biography dib.ie/biography/ward… 'The Telescope' titlepage: Internet Archive 'The Dublin Evening Mail', 1 September, 1869: The British Newspaper Archive
#OTD in 1932, Mitcham Cricket Week "Gala Day" - photos from the Streatham News via the British Newspaper Archive The British Newspaper Archive
One hundred years ago this month – the first ever league meeting between Chelsea FC and Crystal Palace. #CFCheritage (The British Newspaper Archive)
August-September 1944 the Liverpool Evening Express published a fascinating series of pictures of 'women in the North-West at war work' Sourced via The British Newspaper Archive
1913 #OTD an article advertised a #Hereford #WSPU meeting in the #Suffragette newspaper. Unfortunately the invitation cards had a rather fundamental typo, but the resourceful Mrs Davis Hereford Cathedral had a simple solution! Read more: #HardWorkButGlorious (Images The British Newspaper Archive & HARC)