LOOK BACK IN TIME: 8 June 1918
Isle of Wight ObserverThis article from the Isle of Wight Observer published on 8th June, 1918 seemed of interest, both for the detailed…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 4 June 1921
This account of the death of an elderly lady on Tuesday followed by an inquest on the same day, with…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 4 June 1859
In the Isle of Wight Observer published on 4th June, 1859 there is an account of a near-fatal boat collision.…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: May 25th 1878
The Isle of Wight Observer published on May 25th, 1878 warns of the dangers of not addressing letters and parcels…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 14 May 1853
A letter to the Isle of Wight Observer published on 14th May 1853 could, for the most part, have been…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 14 May 1859
This story published in the Isle of Wight Observer of 14th May, 1859 caught our eye after the local elections…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 2 May 1857
The Isle of Wight Observer published on 2nd May 1857 reports on the views of a visitor from a smoky…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 27 April 1901
The 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…
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