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The December 11 1895 Saved from the Sea story was also re-floated on December 14 in the Liverpool Echo:
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Every pic tells a story but today's history lesson has still to be written up by an ageing historian who before being shunted back into the museum needs to do more research and where better this afterNOON than this boozer below. As a 'young teacher' I did a lot of research there.
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"So what?" Nash Jr's artistry evokes the drama and danger of what happened around 4 pm on that very foggy afterNOON 130yrs ago TODAY. One of my mates was on the SS Cumbrae and provided a vivid account of his experiences in his 1936 autobiography. Any idea who? 'THE DINGLE YANK'!
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'I was excited' finding a drawing set seconds before the disaster happened but given the tsunami of photographic images we waddle through in today's social media world, a pop up pic of Nash Jr for the GRAPHIC magazine is unlikely to spark endorphin rushes and many likes. So what!
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The story of the other White Star liner bearing the name of Liverpool on its stern has seared itself into popular culture and "global consciousness" but what happened 130yrs ago this afternoon can maybe provide a fresh perspective? Our Port City's history is hardly ever parochial
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"There's no back door at sea son" said my Cunard White Star dad. The 3rd class guy below suffered that fate in a 1997 blockbuster James Cameron movie but the ISMAY guy in "B52-56" on the bridge deck of an unbelievably luxurious suite who lived in 13 BEACH LAWN Waterloo survived.
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The sounds of foghorns blasting and shouts of "PULL ASTERN" failed to avert that dread of the ultimate disaster at sea, death by drowning, and "if the Germanic had been under more way: she would doubtless have cut the SS Cumbrae "completely in two". Sly IF'S apply to this 2!
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Why has The sinking of the SS Cumbrae around 4.30 pm on that foggy Wednesday afternoon December 11 1895, close to the Crosby lightship and not that far from 13 Beech Lawn House been ignored? Are there any lessons to be learned from re-visiting it TODAY 130 YRS on? Yes there are!
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A violent naval collision on a foggy Wednesday afternoon at the mouth of the River Mersey! December 11 1895. This is a tale of 2 ships, a luxury White Star liner SS Germanic steaming out to New York and a small inward bound freight passenger steamer from Glasgow, the SS Cumbrae.
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Ron Noon retweeted
21 Feb 2025
A wonderful, emotional send-off for a magnificent man who was pivotal in establishing the truth about the Hillsborough disaster which claimed his son. Thanks for taking all the knocks Phil, and never giving up the fight
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AstraZeneca axes £450m vaccine plant in Liverpool, blaming state funding cut theguardian.com/business/202…
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Think of a 3 letter word associated with delight, happiness and even rapture? Is it apt on this US Presidential election Bommie Night? "The joy of Trump is to validate the pleasure of spouting shit, the joy of pure emotion, often anger, without any sense.” Give me Hope Kamala.
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Ron Noon retweeted
1 Oct 2024
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, LIVERPOOL, JUNE 4th.
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Ron Noon retweeted
6 Sep 2024
Eureka. 2pm today official unveiling ✊🏼
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Dyson tried to sue and screw the patron St. of Big Scouse Causes for calling him a hypocrite and the veracious and principled Scouse Mirror man won 1-0!
9 Jul 2024
A true and noble patriot…
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