OldNewspapers
- 5 December 2010 00:2983277I've been lent most of a 28th July 1928 Daily Mail found when decorating. With it came some individual pages from local papers from the 70's.
Though not as old as those from Kath Hollingsbee, I thought they might have some interest.
Dover Gazette - 9th July 1980
Features several Carnival pictures and a visit by the Queen Mother.
Some other stories:
Just to prove that nothing changes.
A20 extension.
Also pages from the 16th July 1971 Dover Express featuring the new look maternity unit at Buckland Hospital and the a treat made agaisnt the Duke of Kent while visiting Dover College causing searches to be made of the site.www.kenrbaker.co.uk - Photo Gallery - 5 December 2010 00:3583279South Kent Gazette - 4th July 1979
East Kent Mercury (Deal & Sandwich News) - 2nd August 1979 featuring the Queen Mothers installation as Lord Warden.
Also:
South Kent Gazette - 25th July 1979
Dover Express - 1st August 1975
Sandwich By-Pass Bombshell (reporting on another years delay).
River Co-op Fire (arson suspected).www.kenrbaker.co.uk - Photo Gallery - 5 December 2010 08:4883289Great stuff there Ken, very interesting, thanks.
Roger - 5 December 2010 12:3883320Interesting stuff there Ken. I do find recent history can be equally as interesting as much older stuff, especially if it`s within my lifetime or shortly before.Tell them that I came, and no one answered.
- 5 December 2010 15:3283336Have you got any of my old boxing ones from the D/E around the 1970s and 1980s Thank you if found please put them up.
- 5 December 2010 16:4983342Amazing cuttings, brings it home how fast time flies when you remember some of them first time round though!!!
- 5 December 2010 17:3083344Vic, there were a few sports pages, I'll check them.www.kenrbaker.co.uk - Photo Gallery
- 5 December 2010 20:4983378Thank you for that most boxing was done beween Sept-to March the following year,and also my walking backwards.
- 5 December 2010 22:1183386the walking may have been backwards vic, but most of the boxing pictures have you lying down for some reason.
- 5 December 2010 22:1883387Howard
I do not think so mate.yes I did not win them all but only been KO once and we all know who done that. 
,I think in my last 16 bouts I lost only 3times not bad for a 38-40year old man - 5 December 2010 23:4983393vic
there was a rumour going around that you had handles attatched to your trunks so that you could be carried out of the ring more easily. - 6 December 2010 00:2883400Thats good Howard,but old a newer one is "That Vic done advertisements on the sole of his boots
- 6 December 2010 08:1183405Great old newspapers there Ken..I actually saw that jetfoil in operation. Obviously many locals would have seen it, but me tripping here from elsewhere was very excited by it.
But gawd those last two posts above were so funny lads...I have just sprayed my cornflakes over my highly expensive screen with the laughter..I might have a legal case for damages against Howard and Vic to said screen as Ive just been assaulted there with a humourous weapon...
email: dover7@msn.com - 6 December 2010 13:3183435Great to have agood old Laugh and i love it all ,I am very happy when I see others happy around me,so get over to me and help get mine 5000leafllets out.
- 6 December 2010 19:0983470That's not funny Vic.
Roger - 6 December 2010 19:5783488What do you mean by that Mr Walkden? what is not funny?.
- 6 December 2010 21:5083520Vic
There is only one bit about boxing in those papers.
East Kent Mercury 2nd Aug 1979
Open Air Boxing
An open air boxing tournament was staged at the Sutton Vale Country Club on Saturday. Jason Skardon and Richard Libby from Deal both lost on points to A.Hayes from Dover, and R.McQuead from Margate, respectively, and Edward Etherington, from Sandwich, lost to G.Shirley, from Dover, when the referee stopped the contest in the first round.www.kenrbaker.co.uk - Photo Gallery - 6 December 2010 23:0483530I HAVE JUST DONE A VERY LONG POST ON THIS ONE press down the wrong key and lost the lot,so will start again.
Thank you for puting this up Mr Baker,Yes I was at that Tournment it was out of season for boxing and at first The KABA did not want us to put it on,but in the end it went ahead,I did not box on this one but was in the cornner with the young lads from Dover,So i am going on now to tell you about the two lads we had boxing that day,first we will talk about the great A Hayes,at that time he was the very best J/Boxer we had in Dover and indeed was the very best in Kent and one of the best in the UK and went on to box for England and i was also there when he did, as a junior boxer you could not aske for a better lad to train,he would train 7days aweek even on his own ,boxing was his life at that time, and all the big time trainers of the day were after them even Terry lawess wanted him.he would even go away and train with the big boys of boxing living with the trainers. Abnd he never lost win after win after win and he had well over 200bouts as ajunior evey show that was put on they wanted A,Hayes to box,and by now he could have ended up a very rich man ,he is still about living in Folkestone,we still talk about the good old days,but he went off the rails at the age of about 15years and could never get back to what he was He did box at times and on the same shows as i was boxing at but by this time he was not the same boxer,you can meet up with him he works in Asda at folkestone in the cafe and still avery nice person to talk to.
Now we go on to Garey,Shirley, again a great lad to know,his first bout was at the age of ten and he lost it,he went on to have 15 or more bouts losing the lot,and we would aske him"Why do you not pack it in son you just have not got it to make a boxer and he would come back by saying"No I am carrying on" even the KABA came up to us and said"Look young Shirly must stop ,we will only give him a few more bouts if he does not win soon we will stop him"We never did tell him that anyway. Well what you are reading on the above post was young G Shirly ver first win.and after the bout,all he said was "Thank you for not giving up on me." After that he went on to win all his bouts and ended up a Kent Champion,and he came up one day and said he was going into the R,A.f AFTER THAT HE WENT ON TO BE THEIR Champion two, this was the same year I went on to win the Kent Heavyweight championship,but at that Time Dover had one of the best Boxing clubs around and at one show in Margate we had five boxers on from Dover ,and the first four won their bouts ,and I was on last that night it must have been about midnight when I got in the ring,evey one there by then had to much to drink and you could smoke then in the hall and the hall was full packed to the door most smoking,anyway there was just a roar from the Dover Supports when I got in the ring and It was a bout I must not lose,and I did not I went hard at it from the first bell the lad i was boxing was from Maidstone his name was Fox and in the end I stoped him in the second round, I still have the photos of that fight ,I think the Boss saw them when he came up to see me train the lads at Westbury one night,he still has the photos of that training night just may be he will put them up on the forum again.Well thats about it for me now but thank you for reading it and they were great times .All part of my life story. - 6 December 2010 23:1383531that was a totally fascinating read vic, spoken from experience.
the forum is the better when life long dovorians tell their tales.
thanks again. - 6 December 2010 23:1783532Thank you for that Howard,I must say i have tears in my eyes now ,just thinking back to then.and the great lads who were with me I would like to meet them all again today.
