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Aug 8, 2014 · A real crisis that at one point saw 11,000 refugees come into the country on one day, Blackburn’s were housed across the area, including West Park Road, and also St Silas Church. The situation remained until the end of the war, when upon the armistice the refugees were able to return home to Belgium.
The outbreak of the First World far had an immediate effect on the Blackburn cotton trade. A number of mills produced cloth for Turkey and the Levant. This trade immediately ceased, and the mills concerned closed with the cloth still in the looms.
Arthur Blackburn, a lawyer, became the first South Australian to receive the Victoria Cross. At the 1915 landing on Gallipoli, it is believed that he and another man penetrated further inland than anyone else.
- 1892-11-25
- 31, SX6962
- Australia: South Australia, Woodville
Blackburn in World War 1. Blackburn, in common with the rest of the nation, was deeply concerned by the momentous events of early August 1914. The major nations were mobilising their forces and scenes in Blackburn were likened to those witnessed in the days preceding Waterloo. Sunday the 2nd August was a day of suspense.
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- Blackburn in The 19th Century
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In the Middle Ages Lancashire was a poor area with few towns. At that time Blackburn was just a village. However, in the 16th century, Blackburn grew into a small market town. As well as weekly markets it also had annual fairs (in those days fairs were like markets but they were held only once a year and people came from all over Lancashire to atte...
As Blackburn grew a huge number of houses were built. They would seem horrid to us but poor people had always lived in small, crowded houses. A typical house in the late 19th century had 4 rooms, 2 bedrooms upstairs and downstairs a combined kitchen and living room at the front, and a scullery at the back. Working-class houses did not have bathroom...
The 1930s were years of mass unemployment in Blackburn and many mills closed for good. Nevertheless cotton remained a major industry in the town between the wars. Meanwhile, many council houses were built in Blackburn, and amenities in the town improved. In 1926 Blackburn became a diocese and the Church of St Mary was made a cathedral. During the S...
There are two sources of information on soldiers from Blackburn who fought in World War I. The first is a printed list, commemorating the men and women of Blackburn who gave their lives in the Great War, together with any medals that they won.
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In 1914, Canada had a tiny standing army, a two-ship navy and no air force. By the end of the war, 620,000 men and women had put on a uniform, an extraordinary effort from a population of just...
