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Contents:
Chairman’s Introduction John Turner

THE STRANGE MYSTEREY OF THE ROBBERY AT KIRKLEY HALL. Karen Charlton

RICHARD COATES Murial Sobo

JOSEPH WAKINSHAW, METHODIST & NORTHERN GARDEN ESTATE PIONEER - A Centenary A. Desmond Walton

STREET NAMES OF PONTELAND Murial Sobo

NORTHUMBRIAN CASTLES and PELES A quiz by Dennis Oliver

A HISTORY OF CASTLE WARD Murial Sobo

PONTELAND AND PRESTWICK CARR FLOODING 1992 J. Neil Taylor

Beneath this green & pleasant land-a miner's life-by John Graham.
Book Review by Jean Robson

PIT VILLAGE BOYHOOD MEMORIES Alan Scott

CASTLE WARD UNION WORKHOUSE Murial Sobo

LOCAL (AND RAILWAY) HISTORY ON DVD The Reverend Peter Barham

Ponteland Local History Society Speakers Programme 2010-2011

PLHS news and information

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