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Title: Rochester/Chatham/Gillingham News any body researching that can help?
Post by: jlvdiver on Saturday 21 January 12 15:22 GMT (UK)

My grandfather died aboard the Oriana in 1948. When I was small we looked at microfilm of the newspapers at that time and there was a photo of my grandfather. We have not got a photo of him and would like to somehow get a copy of the newspaper articles of the time including the photo.
I think the records would be in Kent/Medway and the British Library. Is anyone researching these records for themselves? I live too far away myself. I have found a list of dates etc from the Chatham News index, so I can point you in the right direction to dates.

Title: Re: Rochester/Chatham/Gillingham News any body researching that can help?
Post by: casalguidi on Thursday 08 March 12 17:15 GMT (UK)

Have you tried Gillingham Library or Medway Local Studies?  Being not quite sure who has what, I'd try the library first

http://www.medway.gov.uk/leisureandculture/libraries/localhistorycollections.aspx

Casalguidi :)

Title: Re: Rochester/Chatham/Gillingham News any body researching that can help?
Post by: scintilla on Tuesday 13 March 12 11:31 GMT (UK)

The microfilms for Medway newspapers are held at the Archives in Strood http://cityark.medway.gov.uk/

Title: Re: Rochester/Chatham/Gillingham News any body researching that can help?
Post by: jlvdiver on Tuesday 13 March 12 14:02 GMT (UK)

Thank you for the information. Just before your replies though,
I have managed to get pdf copies through the British Library.
They do an online service, which I did not know about and came across by accident.