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Wednesday, 5 September 2012

5th September 1812: William Cartwright informs on those he suspects were involved in the Southowram attack

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Saturday morning Sep 5 ‘12 Sir, I this Evening learn that the mob have destroyd the Machinery of a Mr Waterhouse at Halifax, assume thi...
Tuesday, 4 September 2012

4th September 1812: Lieutenant-Colonel Wollaston reports the Luddite attack at Southowram

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Halifax Sepm. 4th 1812. Sir I am sorry to have it in my power to report to you the total destruction of all the machinery part of a Gig-...

4th September 1812: Gig Mills destroyed at Southowram, near Halifax

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After a hiatus in machine-breaking of several months, destruction broke out in the early hours of Friday 4th September 1812 at Southowram, n...
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