Reference
Z158/8
Title
'Life at Oakley in the Nineties' (and covering the period up to 1918) written by Mr E F Newell [Beds Times 21 August 1942 page 8].
(Edward Furnivall Newell was born in 1868 at Milton Ernest, and educated at Bedford Modern School. His great grandfather was a Sergeant Major in the Beds Militia and he himself was maternal grandfather of the donor, Mr W S Knight. In 1892 he became Oakley village correspondent for the Bedfordshire Times.
For a picture of him see the Bedfordshire Magazine, vol VI page 136 - photograph of Oakley cricket team. Mr Newell is 4th from the left in the 2nd row.
The articles were written in 1942 to commemorate Mr Newell's 50 years as correspondent.)
Date free text
1942
Production date
From: 1890 To: 1942
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