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Jobless follow in footsteps of Jarrow Marchers
www.shieldsgazette.com
[Shields Gazette] - Among those watching the young marchers set off from West Park, Jarrow, was 93-year-old Emma Madsen, who watched the original marchers and then-Jarrow MP Ellen Wilkinson proudly march out of the town on October 5, Forced to leave her native but
Jarrow March 2011: Kevin Maguire on the road for historic repeat
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[Mirror.co.uk] - But it guarantees a daily audience for Hepburn's predecessor “Red Ellen” Wilkinson, two banner-carrying marchers and a couple of kids running alongside. “We've massive local pride in the Jarrow Crusade,” Hepburn told me. “But it's more than a piece of
Jarrow March remembered 75 years on
www.thejournal.co.uk
[Journal Live] - Honourable exception must go to local MP Ellen Wilkinson who joined them on part of the route in order to publicise their cause. It was in October, 1936, that 207 men started their journey. They wanted Parliament, and the people in the south
Unique history of Jarrow March on show
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[Shields Gazette] - “For my research, I relied heavily on Ellen Wilkinson's book on the march, as well as the Gazette's files. “The thesis is a bit tatty now, but it's got some tremendous pictures and I thought someone might be interested in having a look at it.
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