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[Newburghlad]

Hi there everyone.As a new member I,d just like to introduce myself and share a little history. As you can see my membership name is Newburghlad and this is because I was actually born in Newburgh in the year ( wait for it ! ) 1938. My fathers name was Edward ( Ned ) Swan and he was an Electrician in, and here is my problem, ONE of the local collieries. My Mothers name was Barbara and I had a older brother called Leslie and a sister called Nancy all of whome are now deceased. I was 6 months old,so I was told, when moved away from Newburgh to set up home in Lobley Hill,Gateshead. As you might imagine my memories are some-what vague as I was taken back to visit on only two or three occasions,however, one scene I do recollect is that of Bi- planes circling over-head and then diving over the beach a little further South firing off machine guns. Sorry ,need a break,perhaps a drop of Brandy- - - - - - -
Regards,
Newburghlad.

[Coquet]

Hi Newburghlad, welcome to the forum. I can definitely believe seeing the RAF in operation at the gunnery range would be quite memorable!

[hollydog]

Good to see you on here, have you seen the pictures of Newburgh cottages on the Forsyth Image Collection thread?