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Title: Aldershot newspapers 1916
Post by: Dalmatian on Thursday 16 October 14 19:50 BST (UK)

Does anyone have access to Aldershot newspapers from 1916 ? My grandma was performing on the music halls with an act called the Trevis Trio weeks commencing 3 Jan , 10 Jan, 31 Jan and 14 Feb that year.I would love to know if there were any advertisments for or reviews of the shows they were in .

Title: Re: Aldershot newspapers 1916
Post by: rosie99 on Friday 17 October 14 08:18 BST (UK)

Hi

As you have some dates have you tried contacting the 'Aldershot News'
http://www.aldershotnewsgroup53275.aldershot.towntalk.co.uk/

Title: Re: Aldershot newspapers 1916
Post by: miriamkinga on Friday 17 October 14 12:28 BST (UK)

There's a mention of the Trevis Trio in the Manchester Evening News of 16/05/1916 & 17/05/1916 - in a list of acts appearing at the Queen's Park Hippodrome.

Title: Re: Aldershot newspapers 1916
Post by: Dalmatian on Monday 20 October 14 12:04 BST (UK)

Thanks for the tip but the Aldershot newspaper don't keep copies going back that far.

Title: Re: Aldershot newspapers 1916
Post by: Dalmatian on Monday 20 October 14 12:05 BST (UK)

Thankyou for the information about the Manchester news Miriam , can you access these old copies on line ?

Title: Re: Aldershot newspapers 1916
Post by: rosie99 on Monday 20 October 14 13:23 BST (UK)

Have you tried Aldershot Library  :-\
http://www3.hants.gov.uk/library/aldershot-library.htm

If they are not in Aldershot I can only suggest contacting the British Library to see if they have copies
http://www.bl.uk/
They seem to have Aldershot News if you search their catalogue as 'Aldershot'

you would then probably need someone to look them up for you