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Old 30-04-2012, 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by hollydog View Post
I remember this as being early to mid 1970s, I'll do some digging, sorry, research!

That matches my best guess for the period too hollydog.

Just leafing through Eric Simonsen's book 'Warkworth Harbour' mentioned in this thread today, he records:

Week ending 14th June. [1924] Five skeletons were found in the sand banks between Amble and Hauxley. The bones were found in a trench about four feet deep, beside the bones were two copper coins dated 1762 and 1753, which leads one to conclude they were buried about the middle of the 18th century. It was believed the bones were those of a shipwrecked crew, smugglers or poachers of about 150 years ago. A button and piece of cloth found by the bones, favours the suggestion that they were sailors.


Someone should make a list!
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