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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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https://www.newspapers.com/image/815073148/?terms=gordon%20morgan&match=1
Satuday March 31st .. You have to sign up at 4.95 a month to see it :(
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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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Hope this helps.
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Thank you so much. I was told it was Rugeley, so wasn't able to find it. Thank you. Gill
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Glad to help.
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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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