On This Day
On This Day, 16 March 1916
On 16, Mar 2016 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Daily Gazette
Thursday 16 March 1916
THE WEAKER SEX.
BISHOP OF BIRMINGHAM SAYS IT IS MAN.
On This Day, 11 March 1916
On 11, Mar 2016 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Evening Despatch (excerpt)
Saturday 11 March 1916
VISIT OF PRINCESS NAPOLEON.
Belgian Art Exhibition.
REFUGEES’ WELCOME.
A Crowded Day in Birmingham.
On This Day, 1 March 1916
On 01, Mar 2016 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Mail
Wednesday 01 March 1916
BIRMINGHAM TRIBUNAL
On This Day, 29 February 1916
On 29, Feb 2016 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Daily Gazette
Tuesday 29th February 1916 (excerpt)
HARD ON MOTHERS
Taking Children Away from School
On This Day, 22 February 1916
On 22, Feb 2016 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Mail
Tuesday 22 February 1916
FIRST SITTING OF BIRMINGHAM TRIBUNAL
INTERESTING DECISIONS
On This Day, 19 February 1916
On 19, Feb 2016 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Mail
Saturday 19th February 1916
CHILDREN OUTSIDE PUBLIC-HOUSES
AN APPEAL BY THE LICENSED TRADE COMMITTEE
On This Day, 14 February 1916
On 14, Feb 2016 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Evening Despatch
Monday 14 February 1916
INFANT WELFARE
Organisation of Meetings for Mothers
On This Day, 12 February 1916
On 12, Feb 2016 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Mail
Saturday 12th February 1916 (excerpt)
WOMEN MUNITION WORKERS
POSITION IN BIRMINGHAM
NEED FOR MORE WOMEN SUPERVISORS
On This Day, 11 February 1916
On 11, Feb 2016 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Daily Gazette
Friday 11th February 1916
THE CONSCIENCE CLAUSE
On This Day, 8 February 1916
On 08, Feb 2016 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Mail
Tuesday 8th February 1916
MUCH SUGAR WASTED
LEFT IN THE BOTTOM OF CUPS
On This Day, 5 February 1916
On 05, Feb 2016 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Mail
Saturday 5th February 1916
RECRUITING IN BIRMINGHAM
On This Day, 28 January 1916
On 28, Jan 2016 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Daily Gazette
Friday 28th January 1916
THE FRUIT TRADE
HOW BIRMINGHAM PUBLIC WILL BE AFFECTED
On This Day, 26 January 1916
On 26, Jan 2016 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Evening Despatch
26th January 1916
YOUTHFUL SOLDIER KILLED
On This Day, 25 January 1916
On 25, Jan 2016 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Daily Gazette
Tuesday 25th January 1916
HARRISON’S CONCERT AT THE TOWN HALL
On This Day, 22 January 1916
On 22, Jan 2016 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Mail
Saturday 22nd January 1916
THE SHORTAGE OF DOCTORS
DIFFICULTIES IN FILLING VACANCIES IN BIRMINGHAM
On This Day, 21 January 1916
On 21, Jan 2016 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Mail
Friday 21st January 1916
TOBACCO TRADE AND THE WAR
QUESTION OF EARLIER CLOSING IN BIRMINGHAM
On This Day, 15 January 1916
On 15, Jan 2016 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Daily Gazette (excerpt)
Saturday 15 January 1916
SPLENDID WORK
What the Digbeth Institute is Doing
PASTOR’S MESSAGE
On This Day, 11 January 1916
On 11, Jan 2016 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Mail
Tuesday 11th January 1916
KILLED BY A BURSTING SHELL
A munition worker named Michael Murphy died in the General Hospital, Birmingham, last night from injuries to his face and abdomen caused by the bursting of a shell.
On This Day, 10 January 1916
On 10, Jan 2016 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Evening Despatch
Monday 10th January 1916
SOLDIERS’ CHILDREN
N.C.O.S’ ASSOCIATION PROVIDE A JOYOUS ENTERTAINMENT
On This Day, 6 January 1916
On 06, Jan 2016 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Mail
6th January 1916
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On This Day, 5 January 1916
On 05, Jan 2016 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
For the next year we will periodically publish extracts of news reports from local newspapers 100 years on. ‘On This Day’ will focus on how the Great War affected the daily lives of Birmingham citizens. All content has been curated by Maeve Scally, History student at the University of Birmingham.
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