maxine
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 |  Subject: Westmorland Rifle Volunteers 1871  Tue 18 Sep 2007 - 14:57 | |
| Westmorland Rifle Volunteers Rifle competition at Windermere 1871The usual Christmas competition of the members of the 5th Westmorland Rifle Volunteers, for 5 pounds kindly given by Captain Boulton, came off at the range on Tuesday, under that gentleman's efficient superintendence. The weather was very foggy, and unfavourable for shooting, and the scores, as may naturally be imagined, therefore, were scarcely up to the average, though some excellent individual shooting was noted. The following is a correct list of the competitors, and the scores made: To read the names see >>>>Here>>>>>
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Carole
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| | Subject: Re: Westmorland Rifle Volunteers 1871 Tue 18 Sep 2007 - 19:08 | |
| Hiya Maxine, This website of transcriptions from old Cumberland and Westmorland Newspapers that you found, is brilliant!! I'm now intending to start looking for old shipping news for Whitehaven on there. Carole  |
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