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John Alldridge

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South American Journey, Part Two

4th August 2023 Going Postal 2751 Comments

More writings by my uncle, John Alldridge. This time he is reporting from South America in 1960 for the Birmingham Evening Mail – Jerry F Paraguay: The Irish beauty who started a lunatic war I [more…]

20th Century

South American Journey, Part One

28th July 2023 Going Postal 5299 Comments

More writings by uncle, John Alldridge. This time he is reporting from South America in 1960 for the Birmingham Evening Mail – Jerry F I am writing this at a window seven floors up above [more…]

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Adventure in New Guinea, Part Five

17th July 2023 Going Postal 1993 Comments

In 1969, my uncle, John Alldridge visited New Guinea to “observe the attempt to weld a primitive people to a modern society”. This is the last of his reports for the Vancouver Sun. – Jerry [more…]

20th Century

Adventure in New Guinea, Part Four

10th July 2023 Going Postal 2373 Comments

In 1969, my uncle, John Alldridge visited New Guinea to “observe the attempt to weld a primitive people to a modern society”. This is the fourth of his reports for the Vancouver Sun. – Jerry [more…]

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Adventure in New Guinea, Part Three

3rd July 2023 Going Postal 2036 Comments

In 1969, my uncle, John Alldridge visited New Guinea to “observe the attempt to weld a primitive people to a modern society”. This is the third of his reports for the Vancouver Sun. – Jerry [more…]

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Adventure in New Guinea, Part Two

26th June 2023 Going Postal 2460 Comments

In 1969, my uncle, John Alldridge visited New Guinea to “observe the attempt to weld a primitive people to a modern society”. This is the second of his reports for the Vancouver Sun. – Jerry [more…]

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Adventure in New Guinea, Part One

19th June 2023 Going Postal 2270 Comments

In 1969, my uncle, John Alldridge visited New Guinea to “observe the attempt to weld a primitive people to a modern society”. This is the first of his reports for the Vancouver Sun. – Jerry [more…]

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Modern Policing – A Copper’s View From 1950

12th June 2023 Going Postal 2193 Comments

In 1950 John E Horwell, the former Chief Constable of Scotland Yard, set out his view of the state of modern policing; a view which will resonate with many 73 years later. This article first [more…]

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They Flew Alone, Part Five

4th June 2023 Going Postal 2118 Comments

In May 1969 my uncle, John Alldridge, described the voyage of Allcock and Brown for the Montreal Star. This is the last of his reports. – Jerry F It was 4.28 GMT when the heavily [more…]

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