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Gordon Horace Morgan - Newspaper Article Search
« on: Saturday 08 July 23 23:45 BST (UK) »
Hi I was wondering if anyone could help in finding a newspaper article that family members remember seeing.

I am looking for an article about Gordon Horace Morgan, from Walsall area falling off the water cooling towers in Rugeley. He would have been about 17 or 18, so the event would have happened about 1949 / 1950.

One member remembers the headline "Spiderman falls ?? Feet and Survives"

I've joined the newspapers.com site, but doesn't go far enough back.

Could anyone help?

Thank you.
Gill
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Re: Gordon Horace Morgan - Newspaper Article Search
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 09 July 23 15:08 BST (UK) »
https://www.newspapers.com/image/815073148/?terms=gordon%20morgan&match=1

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Re: Gordon Horace Morgan - Newspaper Article Search
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 09 July 23 15:33 BST (UK) »
Walsall Observor, Saturday 31 March 1951

ANOTHER POWER STATION VICTIM

The cooling towers at Walsall Power Station claimed another victim on Wednesday morning when a  spiderman of 18, GORDON MORGAN of 3 Wolverhampton Road, Walsall, fell from 60 feet.

He had already received first-aid treatment when a Walsall ambulance arrived and took him to the Manor Hospital.

He is suffering from a fracturered skull.


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Re: Gordon Horace Morgan - Newspaper Article Search
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 09 July 23 15:47 BST (UK) »
Thank you so much. I was told it was Rugeley, so wasn't able to find it. Thank you. Gill
Warwick: Scotland, Liverpool
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Calder: Scotland
Morgan: Staffordshire
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Bannister: Staffordshire
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« Reply #4 on: Sunday 09 July 23 15:50 BST (UK) »
Glad to help.

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Re: Gordon Horace Morgan - Newspaper Article Search
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 09 July 23 16:19 BST (UK) »
Just for a time-line.

There is a Newspaper article and photo   'The Times & Staffordshire etc'

dated Saturday October 8th 1949 headed

Walsall Power Station Opened £9 million Friday of last week

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We watched the demolition of the Rugeley Power Station Cooling Tower on line a few years ago.  My friend worked on Maintenance at Rugeley and took us for a tour of the Power Station before it was demolished.  A local landmark gone!!!

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