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Title: Shetland Posties Jailed 1914
Post by: Skoosh on Monday 09 April 18 22:51 BST (UK)
Herewith the tale of the mysterious jailing of the entire staff of Lerwick Post Office at the start of the Great War.  ;D

https://www.scotiana.com/lerwick-post-office-staff-imprisoned-november-1914/comment-page-1/

Skoosh.
Title: Re: Shetland Posties Jailed 1914
Post by: lanercost on Tuesday 10 April 18 04:56 BST (UK)
Interesting read!
Title: Re: Shetland Posties Jailed 1914
Post by: lutrinae on Saturday 23 March 19 14:46 GMT (UK)
Have you read the book about it, Spy Fever? It's fascinating
Title: Re: Shetland Posties Jailed 1914
Post by: Skoosh on Saturday 23 March 19 15:41 GMT (UK)
Must get it lutrinae!

Skoosh.
Title: Re: Shetland Posties Jailed 1914
Post by: Treetotal on Saturday 23 March 19 16:04 GMT (UK)
Someone had a grudge  ;D ;D
Carol
Title: Re: Shetland Posties Jailed 1914
Post by: Viktoria on Saturday 23 March 19 19:48 GMT (UK)
Wonder what was in the sealed package?
Some pompous oaf got his lines crossed perhaps.
When did it become the law that you could not be detained in that way, or can that still be done? I mean is there a law to prevent that happening?
What a farce and to say the families had to feed them whilst they were under arrest!
Thank you for sharing.
Viktoria.
Title: Re: Shetland Posties Jailed 1914
Post by: bleckie on Sunday 24 March 19 10:09 GMT (UK)
Just ordered the book from A****n
Yours Aye
BruceL
Title: Re: Shetland Posties Jailed 1914
Post by: minniehaha on Tuesday 23 April 19 08:02 BST (UK)
Spy Fever; can you provide the name of the author please....

Minniehaha.
Title: Re: Shetland Posties Jailed 1914
Post by: bleckie on Tuesday 23 April 19 09:15 BST (UK)
Hi
Margaret Tait Flaws
Yours Aye
BruceL
Title: Re: Shetland Posties Jailed 1914
Post by: Skoosh on Tuesday 23 April 19 16:21 BST (UK)
Also a month later in 1914 this lady was reported to the Procurator Fiscal in Shetland for dressing in male attire & passing herself off as a mysterious stranger!  ;D
 Was she at the "wind-up!" following the Post Office, spy-fever, fiasco?

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=652737.0

Skoosh.