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'Zachariah Pearson: philanthropist , victim or swindler' by Marian Shaw. In 1860 Zachariah Charles Pearson, as mayor of Hull, had donated land for the first people's park in Hull. Within three years public opinion had swung badly against him and the article attempts to explain why this happened.
'Hull blitz, scientific surveys and city bombing campaigns: 1941-42 surveys of morale in much-bombed Hull' by Derry W Jones, a review of the Bernal- Zuckerman surveys of 1941 which assessed the effect of civilian morale and war production of heavy bombing of factories, housing and port facilities in Hull and Birmingham.
'From mill worker to musical conductor: Mr S W Rogers and the Bridlington Quay Parade band, 1882-1897' by Karen Ounsley. Samuel Whitfield Rogers was the longest serving conductor of the resident band on Royal Princes Parade in Bridlington.
'Goole shipbuilding - the beginning (part 1)' by Brian Masterman, which features vessels built by Goole Shipbuilding and Repairing Company (H F Craggs and successors).
'Collision on the Humber: the loss of the 'Emily'' by Peter Scott, which is an account of a collision in the Humber between 'SS Emily' and 'SS Londos' in 1874.
Obituary of Dr Eva Crackles 1918-2007 by Arthur G Credland.
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