LOOK BACK IN TIME: 27 April 1901
Isle of Wight ObserverThe Isle of Wight Observer published on 27th April 1901 carried an account of a drill designed to test the…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 18 April 1857
The Isle of Wight Observer published on 18th April, 1857 gave a glowing account of the cheap rail and ferry…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 11 April 1857
Cheering “for Clifford” seems to have caused quite a rumpus, which led to the report below in the Isle of…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 5 April 1919
The Isle of Wight Observer published on 5th April, 1919 reported on the serious consequences that stealing a £1 note…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 28 March 1857
We have some IW Council elections coming up on May 1st, and this entry published in the Isle of Wight…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 22 March 1856
This week we found a very sad tale, published in the Isle of Wight Observer on 22nd March, 1856. It…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 19 March 1853
The Isle of Wight Observer, published on 19th March, 1853, delivered sad news for fans of the proposed new railway.…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 9 March 1907
This gem, published in the Isle of Wight Observer on 9th March, 1907, caught our eye this week. Ventnorians were…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 23 February 1901
The following two letters to the editor were published in the Isle of Wight Observer on 23rd February 1901. With…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 21 February 1903
This extract from the Isle of Wight Observer was published on Saturday, 21st February, 1903. Elsewhere in the same newspaper…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 16 February 1918
An Islander writing to his parents from the Battle of Jerusalem during World War 1, saw part of his letter…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 8 February 1902
The Isle of Wight Observer published on 8th February 1902 included this account of a spat between a utilities company…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 4 February 1888
The Isle of Wight Observer published on 4th February, 1888, has two ship-related snippets which caught our eye this week.…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 21 December 1889
The Isle of Wight Observer published on 21st December, 1889, tells of two near misses on railway lines that are…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 17 January 1857
In the Isle of Wight Observer published on 17th January, 1857, Mr Hawkins of St Helens took issue with a…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 12 January 1901
Some Island arguments never go away as these two pieces published in the Isle of Wight Observer of 12th January,…
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