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stations ash vale

there are two railway stations at ash vale one is called north camp.I told my grandson this was for the army and the other one for civilian use as they were built by two different companies.He doesn,t...

liverpool7

famous women

1 Likened to a small garden bird (5 4 ) 2 Senator black (7 6 ) 3 She lived in a cottage (4 8 ) 4 An asset to the admiralty (5 2 4 ) Thanks for any help.

PALLASGREEN

irelands own 1066

20d not artificial - - - - e - l 9d legally obliged , responsible for - - - - - - 13d faithful - - - - - 14d a period of history - - - - -

Rufusd

Anglo-Celtic/Saxon

Australians describe themselves racially as Anglo-Celtics. In the United States (and perhaps Canada?) the majority of Whites are described as White Anglo-Saxons. Which description is more correct....

zzxxee

german surname hanger

irish surname hana and surname fraser can anyone shed on their origin?

atsgran

Wordmatch

Stuck on three, word after RAZOR before SAND (5) after HIP before ACCOUNT (5) and after CHICKEN and before STEAK (6) Thanks

1ARMEDBANDIT

Digital camera lenses

Can someone please help? I got the chance to buy a lens for my NIKON D50 SLR digital camera, the lens is a NIKON AF 70-300MM. What is the optical zoom on this? I need someone to explain the numbers. I...

horseshoes

WW1 Evacuees?

Were there any evacuees in WW1. I have a postcard from 2 sisters in Llandudno written to their brother in the B.E.F. in France 1917. They state they have had a letter from their parents so it...

has

Slaughter on D - Day

With only watching news footage & the opening scenes to Saving Private Ryan, who's job was it to remove all the poor souls that perished that morning? And how? And when. R.I.P

fotografics

To concentrate on the minutae not the real problem

There's a word which means to concentrate on the small details of a problem rather than dealing with the main event. An example would be, in a battle, the general worries about the catering instead of...

anotheoldgit

Queen's Medal of Honour

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-117868 8/Queens-medal-honour-scrapped--Christian-Musl ims-Hindus.html The cross-shaped honour - The Trinity Cross of the Order of Trinity - has been handed to...

pirwany

Origin and colours of mankind

If the human race started from Africa why are we of different colours and physique?

aehallwilton

skylark index

My son's geography homework is to find out what The skylark index is.

wolf63

Groundhog day

I watched the film Groundhog day (it was not very good) and remember and episode of Stargate with the same story - reliving the same day over and over again. If this could happen and I was the only...

john1066

History

How bad were the McDonalds in Scotland?

kestrelg

Roman Legion.always changing

About 20 to 30 years ago I had a piece ot text (credited to a roman soldier) who complained that every time the legion perfected one thing another general would alter it. They would then start over...

albalass

scottish history

i remember at primary school seeing a dramatisation in a history programme about a servant who put her arm in place of a wooden beam to hold a door shut to enable her master to flee from "someone". it...

amoxon

centre of gravity in people

How is the centre of gravity measured in people. How can you imporove your centre of gravity and what happens to the body when you do?

peterrobins1

books

nowhere almost reversed 7 australian magician 3 9 6 2 2 home for Alastair 9 7

Gromit

More alleged terrorists cleared

Four years, ?150Million, 2 trials and no one convicted of helping the 7/7 bombers. Three men have been cleared of helping to plan the 7/7 London suicide attacks. A retrial jury at Kingston Crown Court...

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