Reference
Z29/1
Title
Dunstable Borough Gazette. Centenary Souvenir Issue
Date free text
June 1965
Production date
From: 1965 To: 1965
One copy anonymous donation received 1972, second copy was part of Bedfordshire Libraries Bagshawe collection under reference 5629 and having become part of the Libraries reserve store was transferred to Bedfordshire Archives in 2025.
Scope and Content
Includes:
How newspapers began in Dunsable
The story of the Gazette
When they stoned the Mayor's house (Wednesday June 25 1902)
The oldest Gazette?- Facsimile of the oldest copy (No 4) of the Bustable Borough Gazette that could be traced (4 March 1865)
The Story of Worthington G Smith by James Dyer.
The growth of industry by Michael Glacken.
Dunstable's Churches by F A Fowler and R F Broadfoot.
Trade in Dunstable by Barry Pinkerton.
Readers who wrote
The story of local scouting by Judith Marsh
The pogress of the girl guides - by Joyce Robinson
The first telephone exchange by Peter Bonete.
Education in Dunstable by J Lunn.
The histories of the town - Derbyshires, Dunno, Lamborn and Smith.
Founding of the Borough Police by Pearl Nicholson.
Fire Fighters.
Illustrated throughout and some of the advertisements are also illustrated.
Index to the advertisers: AC-Delco; Auto Body Dies Ltd; A A Brigginshaw & Sons; Bagshawe & Co Ltd; Barshaw (Contractors) Ltd; Vauxhall Bedford trucks; Bowater Ltd; E J Buckle & Sons; British Printing Ink; W J Brook; W H Cheveralls; Charlie Cole; Commer Karrier trucks; G E Costin Ltd; Coubro & Sharp; Creasey Hotels; Cross Paperware; Wendy Cook; Clarke's (Dunstable) Ltd; Dunstable Building Society; Dunstable Savings Committee; Empire Rubber Co; First and Last Hotel; Halfway Garage; Hawthorn Baker Ltd; C Hyde & Son Ltd; Highwayman Hotel; Index Printers Ltd; Luton Commercial Motors; Luton Water Co; Laing Housing Co Ltd; W G Mumford; A I Moore & Son; Ronald Mayne & Co; Norman King (Tudor Inns); T & E Neville; Julia Peters; C D Stone; B Thomas; Thermo Plastics Ltd; Trustee Savings Bank; Waterlow & Son Ltd; Weatherheads Electronic Engineers; William Transport.
Photograph of Miles Taylor, proprietor of the Gazette from 1895-1928 outside the Gazette office.
Level of description
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