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sports2
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social life and customs1
wealth1
nature1
animals1
community life1
manners and customs1

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Johnson, Willie2
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)1
Turnbull, Jimmy1
Young, John1
Lenihan, J M A1
Joyce, Leslie1
Johnson, Mr1
Johnson, Cliff1
Johnson, Fred (1914-)1

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Dialect recording in Belford, Northumberland

Lenihan, J M A

19 Jul 1939

[Side 1] John and Willie recall John's prowess as an athlete, description of winning 220 yard sprint at Powderhall. [Side 2] Leslie and Jimmy review local football team's prospects for forthcoming sea...

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Dialect recording in Belford, Northumberland

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

Jul 1939

[Side 1] Willie, Fred and Cliff recall sleeping above shed in Chillingham, hearing 'howlet' [= owl] in night, sleeping on straw mattresses, living off bread, cheese and tinned food, falling when build...

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