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Extract from Salisbury Journal of 2nd August 1756. Fox - a Poole privateer captures two French brigs.
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Transcription of an entry in the Salisbury Journal of 18th October 1756.
The ship sent into Poole by the "Fox", appears to be the Bristol Packet, "Goodwing", bound from Piscataqua to Biddeford, laden with Boards, Fish, Oil and Masts etc, taken by the French the 5th inst. in Lat. 46 14 Long 7.
Piscataqua may be on the N.E. coast of the American colonies (DW)
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Transcription of extract from Salisbury Journal 14th August 1739 reads: "By a letter from Pool dated the 6th instant we have an account that the "Samuel and Hannah", Captain Vallis, who arrived there that day from London, met with a French Man of War off Beachy and another off Fairlight standing to the eastward. He supposed them to be ships of 50 guns."
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Museum Ref No: F4c_0044Funnel of the cargo vessel "Esso Tioga" of Grangemouth.
From the Ernest Bristowe collection.
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Museum Ref No: B4d_0004Gasworks Quay at the Eastern end of Poole Quay. Coal trader "Branksome" of London docked alongside coal transporter. Lifeboat slipway in the foreground, Hamworthy Quay in the distance.
From the Ernest Bristowe collection.
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Museum Ref No: PEP 0497Memorial to William Henry George, deckhand R.N.R., who drowned on duty at Poole Naval Base on 26 Oct. 1916, age 29. Memorial erected by his shipmates of "H.M.S. White Oak". Poole Cemetery. Photograph P. E. Parker.
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Museum Ref No: F2c_0003German landing craft between the Quays. Shipwright's Arms in backgound.
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Museum Ref No: F2c_0002German landing craft between the Quays. Coal transporter in backgound.
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Museum Ref No: Bristowe1_13Hamworthy Boat Dock. Boats moored for the loading of cargo. Brownsea Island in the distance.
From the Ernest Bristowe collection
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Museum Ref No: Bristowe2_6Boats Moored at Hamworthy Quay with men working aboard.Poole Quay seen to the left with Poole Pottery kilns and Gas Works coal transporter in the distance.
From the Ernest Bristowe collection.
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