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9th September 1950: Royal Eagle
76 years ago, according to this flyer, Royal Eagle was supposed to be running from…
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7th September 1960: Monarch
66 Years ago Monarch’s last two days in service from Bournemouth were Wednesday 7th and…
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8th September 1963: Medway Queen
63 years ago on a dull and blustery Sunday 8th September 1963 Medway Queen ran…
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6th September 1937: Essex Queen & Queen of Southend
89 years ago today, on Monday 6th September 1937, you could have sailed by paddle…
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5th September 1914: Monarch and Majestic
After the outbreak of war early in August 1914, the Government closed the Needles Channel,…
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3th September 1949: Ravenswood
On Saturday 3rd September 1949, P & A Campbell’s Ravenswood emerged with a much changed…
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4th September 1953: To Lulworth Cove by Sea Two Ways
On 4th September 1953 you could have reached Lulworth Cove by sea for time ashore…
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2nd September 1939: On the Verge of War
With war about to be declared, P & A Campbell summoned all three of its…
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1st September 1937: Victoria
Up to WW2 Victoria was the Cosens’ paddle steamer most usually scheduled for the run…
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