LOOK BACK IN TIME: January 1, 1853
Isle of Wight ObserverThe Isle of Wight Observer, published on January 1, 1853, told how Edward Flux was up before the bench for…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 25 December 1869
Whilst the Isle of Wight Observer published on 25th December, 1869 was a paid for title, we follow its noble…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 16 December 1854
The Isle of Wight Observer published on 16th December 1854 contains a moving letter from a man on the front…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 7 December 1889
This week we have two stories about ball games from the Isle of Wight Observer published on 7th December 1889.…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 1 December 1855
The Isle of Wight Observer published on 1st December, 1855 recounts two incredible events from Ryde that week. We couldn’t…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 24 November 1888
The Isle of Wight Observer published on 24th November, 1888, contained the following nugget about the Republican candidate in the…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 10 November 1855
A rather lengthy article published in the Isle of Wight Observer of November 10th, 1885, ends with a sentence that…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 3 November 1888
The Isle of Wight Observer published on 3rd November 1888 tells of an amusing exchange between a Ventnor visitor and…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 1 November 1856
The Isle of Wight Observer published on 1st November 1856 told the sad tale of a baby found floating in…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 27 October 1888
The Isle of Wight Observer published on 27th October, 1888 details the problems the Island faced due to fog, including…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 19 October 1901
The Isle of Wight Observer, published on 19th October, 1901, gives a blow by blow account of a fight in…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 12 October 1889
The editor of the Isle of Wight Observer published on October 12th, 1889 hoped that future generations may not be…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 6 October 1855
The Isle of Wight Observer published on October 6th, 1855 tells the chilling tale of the death of a mother…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 30 September 1854
In a long letter to the Isle of Wight Observer, published on 30th September 1854, engineer Mr Morey takes a…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 20 September 1856
The Isle of Wight Observer published on 20th September, 1856 tells the tale of a group of resourceful young Islanders…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 15 September 1888
There was a threat of a kick up the backside made after a “leading inhabitant” of the Island read the…
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