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Wartime letter from Amy Miller to her husband, William.

Finding Charles Lewis 1833 map of Emsworth and discovering more about Herbert Guildford Sprigg, George Whicher and their disputes and families. Includes four figures.

Detailed description of two hand-held stone and flint axes plus two photographs.

Third item in report lists sites of banking activity in Emsworth. Includes town map.

Businesses in Emsworth. Highlighting Fogden's, a general and fancy draper

Milk delivery and pasteurisation plus four photographs

Demise of the Emsworth oyster industry

Ceramic ship bowls comemmorating the "Lively of Emsworth" and "Providence of Emsworth"

Development plans for Emsworth Railway Station plus two drawings

Ennoblement of David Willets MP (not as Lord Emsworth) and the real Jeeves

Researching the family history of Mary Ann Pink, second wife of William Pink

Emsworth grocer Gerald Summers and Random, his golden eagle. Two photographs of Random, one in flight, the other as a fledgling

Family history of Charles Bishop, publican, plus reference to Daniel Bishop

Farrenden family, their bakeries and life aboard RMS Titanic

Court cases: Foster v. Warblington UDC and H Guilford Sprigg v. Warblington UDC. J D Foster and Jack Kennett, oysters, reputations and elections, three press cuttings

Research and results from temporary football exhibition plus photograph of Emsworth Wanderers Football Team 1908-9

Long service with Chichester Harbour Conservancy plus photograph of Sid Kennett

Battle of Jutland in 1916 and the 12 Emsworth men who took part and died with their ships. Includes map and photographs of HMS Queen Mary and Monarch, and of the Royal Marines aboard HMS Monarch.

Running a refugee camp plus generic photograph of Vietnamese refugees at sea awaiting rescue

Schoolboy visit to Russian warship, cockle picking off Thorney Island and disappearance of Commander Lionel (Buster) Crabb