News and Events
On This Day, 1 August 1918
On 01, Aug 2018 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Mail
Thursday 1 August 1918
CHILDREN’S THEFTS
A GIRL OF TEN BEYOND CONTROL
On This Day, 31 July 1918
On 31, Jul 2018 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Daily Gazette
Wednesday 31 July 1918
HOUSING AND TOWN PLANNING.
BIRMINGHAM AFTER-WAR SCHEME OUTLINED.
CITY COUNCIL DEBATE.
On This Day, 30 July 1918
On 30, Jul 2018 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Daily Gazette
Tuesday 30 July 1918
WORK IN FULL SWING.
HOW THE MUNITION STRIKE ENDED IN MIDLANDS.
NO TRAM STRIKE.
On This Day, 29 July 1918
On 29, Jul 2018 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Evening Despatch
Monday 29 July 1918
BIRMINGHAM’S HEALTH.
DIMINUTION OF INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC.
On This Day, 27 July 1918
On 27, Jul 2018 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Daily Gazette
Saturday 27 July 1918
WOMEN AND PEACE LEAGUE.
On This Day, 26 July 1918
On 26, Jul 2018 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Mail
Friday 26 July 1918
HOW TO “CARRY ON.”
THE POSITION AT A BIRMINGHAM WORKS.
A FATHER’S THOUGHT OF HIS SONS.
On This Day, 25 July 1918
On 25, Jul 2018 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Daily Post
Thursday 25 July 1918
WONDERFUL WAR PICTURES IN BIRMINGHAM.
On This Day, 24 July 1918
On 24, Jul 2018 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Daily Gazette
Wednesday 24 July 1918
WAR ORPHANS.
ADMISSION INTO JOSIAH MASON INSTITUTION.
On This Day, 23 July 1918
On 23, Jul 2018 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Evening Despatch
Tuesday 23 July 1918
WALSALL PRISONERS OF WAR.
On This Day, 22 July 1918
On 22, Jul 2018 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Mail
Monday 22 July 1918
AN OFFICIAL WARNING.
APPEAL TO THE PATRIOTIC.
On This Day, 20 July 1918
On 20, Jul 2018 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Daily Gazette
Saturday 20 July 1918
MUNITIONS STRIKE THREAT.
DISPUTE IN MIDLANDS CENTRES.
OFFICIAL WARNING BY MINISTRY.
Call for Papers: Women’s Suffrage, Politics and the Public Sphere
On 19, Jul 2018 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld
The University of Worcester’s annual Women’s History Conference seeks papers for this year’s event under the heading of ‘Women’s Suffrage, Politics and the Public Sphere’.
On This Day, 19 July 1918
On 19, Jul 2018 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Evening Despatch
Friday 19 July 1918
TREATED AS PAUPERS.
ARMY MENTAL CASES TO GO TO WORKHOUSE INFIRMARY.
On This Day, 18 July 1918
On 18, Jul 2018 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Daily Post
Thursday 18 July 1918
HARBORNE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
BOYS WHO ARE PLAYING THEIR PART IN THE WAR
Event: Worcestershire Remembers at The Guildhall, Saturday 4 August
On 17, Jul 2018 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld
Over the past 4 years, people across Worcestershire have been studying the role that the county and its people played in the First World War.
On This Day, 17 July 1918
On 17, Jul 2018 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Mail
Wednesday 17 July 1918
FATALITY AT BIRMINGHAM GAS WORKS.
JURY AND THE WEARING OF GAS HELMETS.
On This Day, 16 July 1918
On 16, Jul 2018 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Daily Gazette
Tuesday 16 July 1918
WOMEN IN POLITICS.
MISS MACATHUR’S CAMPAIGN AT STOURBRIDGE.
On This Day, 15 July 1918
On 15, Jul 2018 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Daily Post
Monday 15 July 1918
WOMEN’S WAR SERVICES.
PROCESSION IN BIRMINGHAM.
On This Day, 13 July 1918
On 13, Jul 2018 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Evening Despatch
Saturday 13 July 1918
LAND LABOUR SHORTAGE.
VOLUNTEERS MUST ENROL BEFORE RECEIVING ARMY CALL-UP.
On This Day, 12 July 1918
On 12, Jul 2018 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Mail
Friday 12 July 1918
WOMEN’S WAR SERVICES.
ARCHBISHOP McINTYRE AND WOMEN’S NEW RESPONSIBILITY.
On This Day, 11 July 1918
On 11, Jul 2018 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Daily Post
Thursday 11 July 1918
BAD FROZEN MEAT AT PERSHORE.
On This Day, 10 July 1918
On 10, Jul 2018 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Evening Despatch
Wednesday 10 July 1918
LOSS OF AN EYE.
CLAIM AGAINST A CITY FIRM DISMISSED.
On This Day, 9 July 1918
On 09, Jul 2018 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Daily Gazette
Tuesday 9 July 1918
THE INFLUENZA.
MALADY CAUSES 96 DEATHS IN BIRMINGHAM.
On This Day, 8 July 1918
On 08, Jul 2018 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Daily Post
Monday 8 July 1918
MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR DISCHARGED SOLDIERS.
NEW HOSPITAL ARRANGEMENTS IN BIRMINGHAM.
On This Day, 6 July 1918
On 06, Jul 2018 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Evening Despatch
Saturday 6 July 1918
Y.M.C.A. HUT DAY.
CITY APPEAL EXPECTED TO REALISE £1,800.
On This Day, 5 July 1918
On 05, Jul 2018 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Daily Gazette
Friday 5 July 1918
TO RECRUIT WOMEN.
A WEEK’S CAMPAIGN ARRANGED FOR BIRMINGHAM.
On This Day, 4 July 1918
On 04, Jul 2018 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Mail
Thursday 4 July 1918
MILITARY SERVICE.
MEDICAL GRADING OF THE OLDER MEN.
CONCESSIONS TO BE ANNOUNCED ON MONDAY.
On This Day, 3 July 1918
On 03, Jul 2018 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Mail
Wednesday 3 July 1918
“FLU” DANGER.
EPIDEMIC SPREADING ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
BISHOP OF BIRMINGHAM A SUFFERER.
On This Day, 3 July 1918
On 03, Jul 2018 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Daily Gazette
Wednesday 3 July 1918
A BIRMINGHAM EXHIBITION.
On This Day, 2 July 1918
On 02, Jul 2018 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Evening Dispatch
Tuesday 2 July 1918
MUNITION FACTORY EXPLOSION.
EXTENT OF CASUALTIES NOT YET FULLY KNOWN.
BETWEEN 60 AND 70 LIVES LOST.
WOMEN WORKERS BEHAVED SPLENDIDLY.
MINISTRY OF MUNITIONS, Tuesday afternoon.
On This Day, 1 July 1918
On 01, Jul 2018 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Daily Post
Monday 1 July 1918
HOME DEFENCE SERVICE.
DEPARTURE OF BIRMINGHAM VOLUNTEERS.
On This Day, 29 June 1918
On 29, Jun 2018 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Daily Gazette
Saturday 29 June 1918
INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC.
Malady Claims Many Victims in Birmingham.
Event: 2019 Legacies of the First World War Festivals
On 28, Jun 2018 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld
2019 WW1 Engagement Centres Festival – ‘Legacies of the First World War’ Read more…
On This Day, 28 June 1918
On 28, Jun 2018 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Daily Post
Friday 28 June 1918
SIR GEORGE KENRICK AND CHILD EMIGRATION.
PLEA FOR RETAINING YOUNG LIFE AT HOME.
On This Day, 27 June 1918
On 27, Jun 2018 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Evening Despatch
Thursday 27 June 1918
BIRMINGHAM WEDDING.
On This Day, 26 June 1918
On 26, Jun 2018 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Daily Post
Wednesday 26 June 1918
BEFORE THE TRIBUNALS.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF AN ACROBAT.
On This Day, 25 June 1918
On 25, Jun 2018 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Mail
Tuesday 25 June 1918
WOMEN’S ARMY AUXILIARY CORPS.
RECRUITING CAMPAIGN IN BIRMINGHAM
On This Day, 24 June 1918
On 24, Jun 2018 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Daily Post
Monday 24 June 1918
IN MEMORY OF THE FALLEN.
“IVY SUNDAY” IN BIRMINGHAM.
On This Day, 22 June 1918
On 22, Jun 2018 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Mail
Saturday 22 June 1918
BIRMINGHAM CHARITY SPORTS.
Project: Shell Shock Stories & Beyond
On 21, Jun 2018 | In Project Updates | By Nicola Gauld
Shell Shock Stories & Beyond
Are you a Community Researcher Engaging with Trauma Narratives as part of your First World War Centenary Project? Read more…
