By David Gleave If everyone is famous for fifteen minutes‘In the future everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes’ (Andy Warhol, February 1968, in the catalogue for his first international retrospective exhibition at the Moderna Museet galley, Stockholm)then Horace William Halliburton had his turn in the spotlight in August 1949 when an article by him … Continue reading “Horace William Halliburton: A hero of the Causeway Green ‘riots’”
By David Gleave Introduction When the Empire Windrush arrived at Tilbury on 21st June 1948 a small piece of British post-War history was made. The following day, the 1,027 men women and children named on the passenger list disembarked (as did an unknowable number of stowaways). Among them were people who would help to transform … Continue reading “More passengers than the Windrush – The Story of the SS Jamaica Producer”
We bring a very productive year to a close (34 new pages by my reckoning) with two new pages on very different subjects. Before introducing them, I must thank our contributors for their efforts. John Ellis is responsible for a lot of this year’s new content. John’s remarkable work is casting new light on the … Continue reading “Two new pages”
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Clicking on a letter will take you to that part of the index. The green arrow (bottom right of your screen) will take you quickly back to the top. … Continue reading “A-Z Index”
