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Showing posts with label false alarm. Show all posts
Showing posts with label false alarm. Show all posts
Thursday, 22 March 2012

22nd March 1812: Reports of disturbances in Manchester turn out to be a false alarm

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On Sunday 22nd March 1812, the Courier newspaper reported that 2 or 3 'gentlemen' that had arrived in London on coaches from Manches...
Friday, 27 January 2012

27th January 1812: False reports of frame-breaking at Cotgrave

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In the Nottingham Review of 31st January, the paper reported that a rumour that 26 stocking frames had been broken on 27th January at Cotgra...
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