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Potato riots in Maryport

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An audio account of the Maryport Potato Riots of 1917, which contributed to the introduction of rationing in 1918.

Quintinshill Rail Disaster 1915

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Photograph of the disaster site published in the Daily Sketch 24 May 1915

Sal Madge - a Whitehaven colliery worker and wrestler

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Sal Madge worked in Whitehaven's colliery and wrestled men for sport. She usually dressed as shown the photograph, with a man's jacket, shirt and waistcoat above a long skirt, and is said to have worn her hair cut short.

Sal Madge was born in a…