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Museum Ref No: MAR 359-97Coastguard and Preventive upon the Shipwreck Coast by Lawrence Popplewell, published by Melledgen Press, Bournemouth, 1990. ISBN 0-906637-20-1. Pages 12-14
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Transcription of entry in Salisbury Journal for 6th December 1756.
Sunday last died Mr William Tucker, one of the land waiters of this port.
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Museum Ref No: MAR 364.13309423Dorset Smugglers by Roger Guttridge, published by Dorset Publishing Co.,Sherborne, 1984. ISBN 0902129 53 8. Pages 11-13
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Transcription of Poole Customs Letter Book 1758-1760 - by Museum volunteer Alan Hawkins.
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Extract from Salisbury Journal of 31st March 1755. John Skinner publically apologises for accusing William Milner of forgery.
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Transcription of extract from Salisbury Journal 6th October 1746 reads: "Wednesday last was seiz'd and brought to his Majesty's Warehouse in Pool, Dorset 102 half ankers of Rum and Brandy and 3 bags of Tea by messrs Pope, Milner, Bailey and Snook, officers at Swanidge and Studland."
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Transcription of extract from Salisbury Journal 11th September 1739 reads: "Pool. September 1st. Yesterday was seized and brought to the warehouse by Mr Timothy, supervisor of his Majesty's Customs in this port, and Mr Stagg, residing officer, assisted by 4 of the tidesmen, 28 anchors of Brandy, sunk about 3 leagues from the shore in a place where the smugglers declared the Devil himself could not find it."
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Museum Ref No: MAR 364.13309423Smuggling in Hampshire and Dorset by Geoffrey Morley, published by Countryside Books, Newbury, 1983. ISBN 0 9053932 24 8. Pages 167-171 deal with Poole Customs Service.
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