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gfloyd

Well actually it hit the ice berg before midnight & sank early the following day, but tonight is the night 95 years ago when the unsinkable ship, sank.
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John W · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 3367 Location: Warwickshire, UK

I have a bit of old memorabilia associated with the Titanic, not from the ship but it's a 78rpm record that was made by the Edison Bell company at the time, 1912, in Britain, by Robert Carr (using a pseudonym). I think one side is a speech and the other side is a song 'Stand By Your Post' or something. It was made in aid of the families of passengers who died.

John

gfloyd · Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 9:18 am Post subject:

In Belfast they are gearing up to mark the 100 anniversary in a major way [the ship being built there]. They are hoping to have a major exhibition in place.

I have seen bits of Titanic artifacts in many cities in the US, Canada, UK & Ireland, so this disaster still holds an incredile facination with the public 95 years on. There are some very interesting bits in Halifax, Nova Scotia to do with the rescue of survivors from the disaster. I think Cork in Ireland also has a Titanic bar, as it was the last land port that Titanic sailed from.
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Behind Geddon's Wall · Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 10:56 am Post subject:

Why does no-one feel sorry for the iceberg? Confused

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Geddon

You simply mustn't blame yourself -- the days were perfect
And so were exactly what I was born to spoil
For I am the Rider to the World's End
Bound across the cinder causeway
From the furnace to the quarry
Through the fields of oil

Cherskiy · Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 11:24 am Post subject: