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Post by harrybuckle on Sept 1, 2023 5:58:21 GMT
Happy 140th Anniversary to Bristol Rovers Football Club who were formed following a meeting of schoolteachers at the Collins Restaurant on Stapleton Road in Eastville District. First fixture was at Wotton three months later. Read more on Bristol Rovers History Group website. UTG
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Post by kingswood Polak on Sept 12, 2023 13:58:08 GMT
I’d bet we do not make it to 150.
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Post by bluetornados on Sept 12, 2023 14:25:03 GMT
Historic events that happened in the UK in 1883 include:
Augustus Pitt Rivers takes office as Britain's first Inspector of Ancient Monuments.
Gloucester City A.F.C. is formed.
Fenian dynamite campaign: An explosion at the Local Government Board, Charles Street, Mayfair (Westminster) causes over £4,000 worth of damage and some minor injuries to people nearby. A second bomb at The Times newspaper offices in Queen Victoria Street, London does not explode.
Edward Benson enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury.
Blackburn Olympic beat Old Etonians F.C. 2–1 in the FA Cup Final at The Oval, the Etonians being the last amateur team to reach the final and Olympic being the 1st northern working-class team to do so.
Royal College of Music opens in London with George Grove as first Director.
William Morris registers his Strawberry Thief printed textile design.
Victoria Hall disaster: A rush for treats results in 183 children being asphyxiated in a concert hall in Sunderland.
SS Daphne sinks on launch in Glasgow, leaving 124 dead.
GPO introduces the Parcels Post service.
first electric railway opens, the Volk's Railway at Brighton.
Coventry City F.C. are formed as "Singers F.C."
Trial of Lunatics Act permits a criminal on trial to be found guilty but insane.
Dunfermline Carnegie Library, the first Carnegie library is opened in Andrew Carnegie's hometown, Dunfermline.
Major Evelyn Baring becomes Consul-General of Egypt under British rule.
September 1883 - Bristol Rovers F.C. are founded as "Black Arabs F.C."
GPO officially replaces the title "letter carrier" by "postman".
Dunstable Town F.C. formed.
Primrose League established in support of the Conservative Party.
The Boys' Brigade is founded in Glasgow. It is the first uniformed youth organisation in existence.
Cardiff University opens under the name of University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire.
Two Clan na Gael dynamite bombs explode in the London Underground, injuring several people.
Next day Home Secretary William Vernon Harcourt drafts 300 policemen to guard the Underground and introduces the Explosives Bill.
Mahdist War: Anglo-Egyptian forces defeated at the Battle of El Obeid in Sudan.
Any other historical events missing from list, please add...
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Post by harrybuckle on Sept 12, 2023 15:19:41 GMT
Darlington Football Club is an association football club based in Darlington, County Durham was formed in 1883.Originally played at the Feethams known as the Quakers who had associations with the religious group as did many football clubs.
I saw that 3 3 at Darlo in 1985 and the 3 0 win at the Reynolds Arena.
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Post by o2o2bo2ba on Sept 12, 2023 15:51:12 GMT
Quakers.
Hell alive!
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Post by Bamber Gashead on Sept 12, 2023 15:57:05 GMT
Darlington Football Club is an association football club based in Darlington, County Durham was formed in 1883.Origibalky played at the Feethams known as the Quackers. That would be Aylesbury United would it not? |
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Post by harrybuckle on Sept 12, 2023 19:49:34 GMT
Darlington Football Club is an association football club based in Darlington, County Durham was formed in 1883.Origibalky played at the Feethams known as the Quakers
Pity they are no longer a football league club but have a Bristol born player as current manager Danny Rose. |
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Post by harrybuckle on Sept 12, 2023 19:50:32 GMT
Darlington Football Club is an association football club based in Darlington, County Durham was formed in 1883.Originally played at the Feethams known as the QuakersSurely Maybe others Coventry City as Singers Fc |
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Post by Delsy on Sept 13, 2023 21:39:20 GMT
‘Victoria Hall Disaster’……how utterly sad was that  |
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Post by bluetornados on Sept 13, 2023 23:01:06 GMT
‘Victoria Hall Disaster’……how utterly sad was that The Victoria Hall disaster occurred on 16th June 1883 at the Victoria Hall in Sunderland, England, when the distribution of free toys caused a crowd crush resulting in 183 children (aged between 3 and 14 years old) to be crushed to death due to compressive asphyxia. More on the link belowen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Hall_disaster |
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Post by The Concept on Sept 14, 2023 19:59:57 GMT
Historic events that happened in the UK in 1883 include:The Boys' Brigade is founded in Glasgow. It is the first uniformed youth organisation in existence. I still have my 'Centy' frisbee! Embossed with a centipede character (Centy), in BB uniform, with a BB flag. A series of beacons were lit up across the country. We went to one somewhere on Lansdown, Bath. Met at Weston Free Church and walked up Lansdown Lane. I can remember looking down on the city, thinking it was going to be a big year for Rovers too. |
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Post by harrybuckle on Sept 17, 2023 1:09:55 GMT
Sat 9 December before Cheltenham Town match 1230 to 230pm
Come see an exhibition of clubs memorabilia covering the early days until promotion against Scunthorpe United.
It's in the Thatchers Bar cone and meet other gasheads and special guests.
Details to follow in due course
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Post by harrybuckle on Oct 25, 2023 11:55:18 GMT
The 140th anniversary event has been organised there will be a raffle to win hospitality for two fans and an exhibition of memorabilia covering the clubs first 140 years.
It's 1230 to 230pm please come join us celebrating this and prepare for DCs return with Cheltenham Town
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2023 14:06:00 GMT
In 1883, Treasure Island was first published.
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Post by harrybuckle on Oct 26, 2023 8:00:10 GMT
In 1883, Treasure Island was first published. Written in Bristol by a gashead in the llandoger trow pub apparently? Pirates developed from their press ganging prevalent better to go to sea than risk watching the upcoming Bristol Southend! |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2023 11:28:22 GMT
I believe Robert L Stevenson is a Scot.
Edit: also, he was unlikely to have been a 'Gashead' the year of or before 'Black Arabs' (as in 1883 we were called) we were called. What were you drinking?
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Post by harrybuckle on Oct 30, 2023 18:30:15 GMT
On the day the History Group will have a raffle
Please support the event and come and see the memorabilia on show
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Post by simonj on Nov 3, 2023 8:45:53 GMT
I’d bet we do not make it to 150. How much? |
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Post by oldie on Nov 3, 2023 8:55:27 GMT
I’d bet we do not make it to 150. How much? £1.50 |
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Post by harrybuckle on Nov 3, 2023 12:38:43 GMT
Ragbag Rovers manage to survive with sensible planning and occasional sale of players. The East Bristol school teachers William Somerton started a club because there was too much rugby in the area. The Black Arabs were the first in Bristol. The Rovers History Group are compiling a brochure covering the clubs formative years 1883 to 1897. A second brochure will be produced 1898 to 1920 during 2025. If anyone wants a copy get in touch |
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