Northumberland, history, memories, learning to fly By Bill Charlton Bill Charlton preparing for Shark Patrol Learning to flyAfter moving to Coffs Harbour in New South Wales in 1995 I learned to fly. The Cessna 172 was my favorite plane which could carry 4 people, and I often had a full load. I used to do … Read more
Professor Martin Jones, Kings College, Newcastle Upon Tyne, University of Durham Lecture memories: Prof’s thin chalk line By Dr Clive Dalton (Kings College 1952-56) Botany – of the pure kind For those of us who whose main interest was animal husbandry, and had never done botany at school, having to study it in the Intermediate … Read more
Northumberland, history, memories, Bill Charlton, immigration, travel By Bill Charlton Australia boundWith our emigration application approved, and after the medicals etc, we were given six weeks to prepare to go. It was a very big decision time for us. Do we or don’t we go, was the question. We decided to go, and after two … Read more
Northumberland, Bellingham, history, dialect, humour, childhood memories By Bill Charlton I was born in July 1927 and my father, Robert Lowther Charlton ( known as Bob) and mother Lilian ( known as Lily) named me Anthony William Charlton (to be known as Bill). I had a brother Cliff and a sister Joan. The family lived … Read more
Northumberland, farming, history, entertainment, Agricultural show, Bellingham By Clive Dalton Highlight of the farming yearThe highlight of our year up the North Tyne, without doubt, was Bellingham Show held in the last week of August for well over 100 years. We Bellingham folks dated everything in our lives by the Show. Arguments over dates could … Read more
Northumberland, history, humour, memories, wartime 1939-45 By Bill Charlton Dad’s call upI can remember when 12 years old coming home from school and having to go into Hesleyside woods to collect my father’s gear and bait bag, as he had had an urgent phone call to report for duty to Wylam along with a few … Read more