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In Northern England:

  • 4th April 1950: The Velutina, then Britains largest tanker, launched at Swan Hunter, by Princess Margaret.
  • 1950: opening of the Baltic Flour Mill on the Gatehead quayside.
1950s Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art
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from Newcastle University (youtube)
Princess Launches Britain's Biggest Tanker (1950)
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from Beamish (flickr)
Big Crowds at the Durham Miners Gala, 1950
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from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
012651:Charles Henry Hunter Blair Hodgson L. 1950
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from TWAM (flickr)
Desert Dream caravan on the road, 1950
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from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
063916:Fire at Turners Pink Lane Newcastle upon Tyne Steve Wood Collection 1950
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from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
047010:Poor Childrens Holiday Association Home (1949 - 1950)
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from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
058960:High Street Gosforth unknown 1950
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from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
057960:The Pier South Shields unknown c.1950
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from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
042797:Power Station Dunston c1950
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from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
013270:Great North Road Newcastle upon Tyne C. 1950
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from TWAM (flickr)
Tents on the Beach
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A Little Boy on the Beach
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from Newcastle University (youtube)
Soccer Amateurs Thrill Wembley Thousands (1950)
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from Youtube (youtube)
England V Wales (1950)
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from Youtube (youtube)
Selected Originals - Princess Margaret Launches Oil Tanker (1950)
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from Youtube (youtube)
People In The News - Queen Inspects Women's Land Army (1950)
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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art
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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art
- Overview About the Baltic Map Street View The original Baltic Flour Mills were opened in 1950, built for the Rank Hovis company based on a 1930s design by Gelder and …
from TWAM (flickr)
Tyne Bridge and Newcastle Quayside, 1950
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from TWAM (flickr)
Haymarket area, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1950
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from TWAM (flickr)
Miniature Railway, South Shields
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from TWAM (flickr)
Miniature Railway
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from TWAM (flickr)
A Family in a Beach Chalet
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from TWAM (flickr)
The Amusement Park
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from TWAM (flickr)
Children in a Rowing Boat
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from TWAM (flickr)
Collecting scrap at Hetton Station Goods Yard
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from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
Cycle Race, Old Town Hall, c1950, 42796
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from TWAM (flickr)
Sunbathing at South Shields
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from Youtube (youtube)
Coniston Part Of People In The News (1950)
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