Colchester Oysters Opened. Mayor of Colchester Attends in State and Hauls the First Dredger of Royal Natives

Series

Series Name: Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.

987

Date Released

6 Sep 1920

Stories in this Issue:

1. Colchester Oysters Opened. Mayor of Colchester Attends in State and Hauls the First Dredger of Royal Natives
2. Great Engineering Feat. Sir Robert McAlpine and Sons Launch a One Piece Concrete Girder Weighing 50 Tons Across the Regents Canal
3. London and District Rifle Meeting at Pirbright Ranges. Firing for the McCalmont Cup, Won by the 3rd Coldstream Guards
4. The Oldest Man in the World. His Age is 135 and His Eldest Boy, Aged 92, Left Home Because His Father Married Again
5. Barnet. Opening of Famous Horse Fair

Story

Story No. within this Issue: 1 / 5
Summary: Mayor performs opening ceremony; in boat helping to pull in catch; eating oysters.
Keywords: Ships and boats; Fisheries; Local government
Library number GR: 4116
Length of story (in feet): 106

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'Colchester Oysters Opened. Mayor of Colchester Attends in State and Hauls the First Dredger of Royal Natives', Gaumont Graphic Issue No. 987, 6 Sep 1920. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/78058 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)

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