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British newpaper archive help please

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Dame*Shelly*(

Dame*Shelly*("\(*o*)/") Report 29 May 2019 14:11

Hi all please i need help
i need to do some re-search on a school
pretoria boy school canning town E16

there was a teacher in the school back in 1939 his name was
robert a j reid he was in ww1 he is also in the 1939 census in summerset
with the children from pretoria boy school canning town E16

rober was born 1893 and died in 1963 he was a teacher for 20 yrs in the school
and in the school there is a lecture in memery of him and one of the teachers now want to cover the front were his name is.

the british newpaper archive have post on the school but i dont have subs to open them
so im in need of help pease

and if possible could i send pm with my email so i can print newspaper article

ORGANISED SCHOOL JOURNEYS. A letter was received from the Headmaster Pretoria Senior Boys’ School, Canning Town, E. 16, stating that, with the approval his Education Committee, he was making tentative arrangements for the annual school ...
Published: Friday 09 December 1938
Newspaper: Kent & Sussex Courier ORGANISED SCHOOL JOURNEYS
County: Kent, England
Type: Article | Words: 170 | Page: 14 | Tags: none

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LONDON SCHOLARS AT BLAGDON
... Somerset Beauty A party of 39 boys from Pretoria Boys School, Canning Town, London, spending a fortnight's visit to _ ...
Published: Tuesday 15 June 1937
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 156 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

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Sports Gear for the Unemployed
... party of 39 boys from Pretoria Senior Boys’ School, Canning Town, London, are spending a fortnight’s visit to Blagdon. Under the leadership of three of the school staff, Messrs. R. W. Fuller, S. Beilis and F, C. Godfrey, 20 of the ...
Published: Friday 18 June 1937
Newspaper: Shepton Mallet Journal
County: Somerset, England
Type: Article | Words: 201 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

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It is proposed to build new school for 1,000 senior girls and boys at Pretoria ltd Canning Town, at cost
... It is proposed to build new school for 1,000 senior girls and boys at Pretoria ltd Canning Town, at cost of £55,000. West Ham Town Council have prepared a schedule of street paving works for the relief of the unemployed to cost £250,000. and are apply ...
Published: Friday 27 September 1929
Newspaper: Chelmsford Chronicle
County: Essex, England
Type: Article | Words: 54 | Page: 2 | Tags: none


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im trying to get as much history on the school as i can
i have been to the stratford library archives dont have any think

thank you so so much for any help you can give me

Shelly

greyghost

greyghost Report 29 May 2019 14:55

Have been able to download the 4 articles for you from FMP.

PM me your email addy and I'll try to send them to you.

Dame*Shelly*(

Dame*Shelly*("\(*o*)/") Report 29 May 2019 15:02

greyghost

email sent and thank you so much for your help

shelly

greyghost

greyghost Report 29 May 2019 15:13

Hopefully on the way

Dame*Shelly*(

Dame*Shelly*("\(*o*)/") Report 29 May 2019 15:18

got them thank you

shelly :-D :-D