Post town sources
edit- An Post -v- The Commission for Regulation, Section 4.6
- Irish Addressing Explained: Postal, Geographic and Preferred Address
- The Topographical Directory of Ireland lists many towns and post towns
- 1867 Post Office Guide
- 1921 Ceylon Green Book
Postal treaties
edit- Great Britain and France Postal Convention of 1836 Wayback Machine archive page
Dead letter office
edit1922 Irish postal workers strike
editThe 1922 Irish postal workers strike was a strike by Irish postal workers in the newly formed Irish Free State. It lasted from 10—29 September 1922.
- http://www.historyireland.com/20th-century-contemporary-history/a-scrapping-of-every-principle-of-individual-liberty/ A Scrapping of Every Principle of Individual Liberty
- https://www.jstor.org/stable/27724827 A Scrapping of Every Principle of Individual Liberty: The Postal Strike of 1922
- https://www.jstor.org/stable/24337283 page 60 ACTIVE SABOTAGE IN INDUSTRIAL CONFLICT, 1917-23
- https://web.archive.org/web/20211203154612/https://www.cwu.ie/about-cwu/history/ Irish Postal Workers Union history
- http://www.theirishstory.com/2012/06/08/the-postal-strike-of-1922/ The Postal Strike of 1922
- http://www.generalmichaelcollins.com/life-times/finance/public-policy-emerging-state/ Public Policy in an emerging state: The Irish Free State 1922-25
- c:File:Irish Postal Workers Strike "The Graphic" Sept 16 1922.jpg
Transposed text from The Graphic" newspaper of 16 September 1922.
- No sooner had a new Government of the Irish Free State been formed on Sunday under the leadership of Mr. W.T. Cosgrave, than the postal workers of the city went on strike. The strike was not due to the selection of Mr. Cosgrave, but to the proposed reduction in wages. The Government offer to spread the reduction over three months has been rejected. The right of civil servants to strike is denied by the Government and picketing is not allowed outside the post offices and telephone offices. The Government choice of the present moment to enforce a reduction in wages is regarded as an indication of its determination to enforce firm rule in its own house — which may not be a bad thing for Irish administration.
1979 Irish postal workers strike
edit- http://www.rte.ie/archives/exhibitions/1861-strikes-pickets-and-protests/469890-violence-on-picket-line/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20170929053311/https://www.rte.ie/tv/reelingintheyears/1979.html
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/observatories/eurwork/comparative-information/national-contributions/ireland/industrial-relations-in-the-postal-sector-ireland
RMS Scot
edit RMS Scot on the South African Mail Service
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History | |
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Great Britain | |
Name |
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Owner |
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Operator | Union-Castle Line |
Port of registry | Southampton |
Builder | William Denny & Bros, Dunbarton |
Yard number | 443 |
Launched | 31 December 1890 |
Maiden voyage | 5 July 1891 |
Out of service | 1927 |
Refit | 1896 new tonnage 7859g after lengthening to 531.0 ft |
Identification | 98845 |
Fate | Broken Up 6 July 1927 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 6,844 tons gross, 4,278 tons net |
Length | 477 ft (145 m) |
Beam | 54.8 ft (16.7 m) |
Draught | 17.9 ft (5.5 m) |
Propulsion | 2-screw, 2 x T3cyl (34.5, 57.5, 92 x 60in), 1440nhp |
Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
RMS Scot
1897 Barney Barnato disappeared overboard from the RMS Scot on a voyage from Australia to England, reportedly he committed suicide.[1]
- Sources
- http://www.bandcstaffregister.com/page1956.html good webpage
- https://shipthemegallery.blogspot.com/2010/10/ships-of-union-castle-line.html "Ships of the Union-Castle Line
- http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/SS_Scot Main page with link to The Engineer articles
- http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/images/7/7d/Er18910710.pdf
- http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/images/e/ec/Er18920812.pdf
- http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/images/e/ea/Er18960320.pdf Lengthening p9 The Engineer
- https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084627/http://www.plimsoll.org/resources/SCCLibraries/741.asp?view=text
- http://clydeships.co.uk/view.php?a1PageSize=100&year_built=&builder=&a1Order=Sorter_name&a1Dir=DESC&ref=15012&vessel=SCOT
- http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/descriptions/ShipsS.shtml
- https://books.google.com/books?id=-QwAAAAAMAAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&dq=%22RMS%20Scot%22&pg=PA211 The Marine Engineer 1891 article about RMS Scot and its Triple-expansion Engine with drawing
- Clydesite seems to have been hijacked but Wayback Machine has them
- https://web.archive.org/web/20150523183215/http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/viewship.asp?id=10677
- https://web.archive.org/web/20160829034013/http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/viewgal.asp?id=10677
- Images
Audrey Hepburn stamp
edit- de:Wohlfahrtsmarke Audrey Hepburn
- Glen Stephens July 2009
- Glen Stephen Sept 2010
- The Fascinating Saga of Germany’s Audrey Hepburn “Error” Stamps
- Rare Audrey Hepburn stamps sold at Berlin auction BBC
- Ulrich Felzmann
- Rare Hepburn stamps sell for $600,000 UPI
- USPS Audrey Hepburn stamp
- APS webpsge article