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  British Gazette - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The British Gazette was a short-lived British newspaper published by the Government during the General Strike of 1926.
One of the first groups of workers called out by the Trades Union Congress when the general strike began on May 3 were the printers, and consequently most newspapers appeared only in very brief and truncated form.
The Gazette first appeared on the morning of May 5.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_Gazette   (247 words)

  
 Elections BC - Electoral History of British Columbia 1871-1986 Part Six Sources
British Colonist, Daily Colonist, etc.) a standard format has been employed which in most cases includes the place of publication and the most consistent portion of the name.
Adams, Audrey M., "A study of the uses of plebiscites and referendums by the province of British Columbia".
Roberts, Dorothy J., "Doctrine and disunity in the British Columbia section of the CCF, 1932-1956".
www.elections.bc.ca /elections/electoral_history/part6-1.html   (454 words)

  
 BUFVC - Newsreels - British Newsreels   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
The Gazette was a shorter version of the British Movietone News newsreel, but occasionally carried different stories; it was designed as a cheaper alternative to the main Movietone newsreel, and came under the same editorial control as the British Movietone News.
The British Movietone Gazette section of the database was input at the British Movietonews Film Library, with the assistance of its staff.
British Paramount News was a sound newsreel which began on 2 March 1931, as a subsidiary of the US Paramount company, and ran until 31 January 1957.
www.bufvc.ac.uk /databases/newsreels/history/newsreels.html   (4418 words)

  
 The Beaufort Gazette: British, Iraqis disagree on Basra events   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
British Defense Minister John Reid said laws under which the Iraqi government was given sovereignty in summer 2004 require that coalition forces detained by Iraqi authorities must be handed over to the U.S.-led multinational force.
British officials backtracked from earlier claims that the men were not freed using force.
British officials said three soldiers were slightly wounded in the clashes while Iraqi authorities claimed at least three civilians were killed.
www.beaufortgazette.com /24hour/special_reports/iraq/story/2734616p-11315421c.html   (912 words)

  
 The British Empire
The British responded with gas attacks by the army in the south, bombing by the fledgling RAF in both north and south.
– The Madulla massacre by the British by Durand Appuhamy, 1998.
The Madulla massacre by the British by Durand Appuhamy, 1998.
www.doublestandards.org /ukempire.html   (3514 words)

  
 First Newspapers on Canada's West Coast
The Gazette commented that Douglas had no authority to land troops in any case; that was a decision for the home government in London, and settlement of the matter should be left to the British and American governments without interference form Victoria.
Back on Vancouver Island, the Victoria Gazette was being purchased from King and McClure by George Nias, who, since he had at the same time purchased the government gazette, did not change the newspaper's generally docile tone.
Born in British Guiana in 1803, this son of a Glasgow merchant entered the fur trade at 15 and later married a factor's daughter of Cree descent.
members.tripod.com /~Hughdoherty/victoria.htm   (7699 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | Arab papers condemn 'savage' UK soldiers
One commentator cites the furore over the deaths of recruits at a UK barracks as proof that violence is rife in the British armed forces.
The Saudi Gazette also pours scorn on the idea that this was just an isolated incident caused by a few rogue elements within allied forces.
"British squaddies have a reputation for violence," it alleges, citing the investigation into the deaths of four young soldiers at the Deepcut training barracks as an example.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/middle_east/4709074.stm   (558 words)

  
 HOW NEWSPAPERS COVERED THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR - The Early America Review, Spring 1997
The newspapers were the South-Carolina Gazette, the Maryland Gazette, the Pennsylvania Gazette, the New-York Mercury, and the Boston Gazette.
British settlers, urged on by Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell, captured Acadiathe region of Eastern Maine, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotiain 1654, but the region was returned to France under the monarchy of the pro-Catholic Charles II in 1667.
In anticipation of the fall of Louisbourg, the South-Carolina Gazette described the surrender of Louisbourg in 1745 in its 4 August 1758 edition, while newspapers in Annapolis, Boston, New York, and Philadelphia continued with reports of prisoners, military supplies, and the siege itself in September and October.
www.earlyamerica.com /review/spring97/newspapers.html   (7763 words)

  
 GoFox.com Gazette - Potential British Airways Strike   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
One of the unions at British Airways has indicated to the company that they intend to stage a one-day strike on Friday, August 27, 2004.
If you hold a booking on a British Airways’ flight for travel up to and including September 4th, which was purchased prior to August 19th, you may change your travel dates, in addition to any other flexibility that the ticket conditions permit, as follows:
This must be done within the validity of the ticket or up until the end of November 2004, if the validity of the ticket has expired.
www.gofox.com /tools/gazette.php?article=185   (292 words)

  
 Bermuda and Great Britain
It is based on old British military Field Marshals, with a white pith helmet with dyed scarlet swan's feathers plumage and Mameluke sword by Wilkinson Sword.
The file British Army Units in Bermuda from 1776 to 1953 is because Bermuda was then strategically important.
He used to be a British Army officer on a secondment of about 2 years but this was stopped after both the Governor and his ADC - Captain Hugh Sayers, Welsh Guards - were assassinated in March 1973 while walking in the grounds of Government House.
www.bermuda-online.org /colonial.htm   (4786 words)

  
 Genealogical Resources - BC Archives
Consult the Archives binder indexing British Columbia telephone directories to determine in which directory a specific community is listed.
British Columbia Census returns for 1881, 1891, and 1901 are all available on microfilm at the BC Archives.
A listing of holdings of British Columbia newspapers on microfilm is available on-line that lists newspapers alphabetically by community, and provides a reference number to the self-serve microfilm collection.
www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca /textual/general/genealog.htm   (2258 words)

  
 A Finding Guide to British Periodicals at the University of Colorado at Boulder Libraries   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Reel 1, The British Spy: or, Derby Post-Man, 1727-1731 (incomplete); Reels 1-19, Derby Mercury, 1732-1800 (incomplete); Reels 19-20, Harrison's Derby Journal, 1776-1779; Reel 20, The Derby Herald, 1792.
Part 1: Reel 1, Newcastle gazette or northern courant, 1710-1712 (incomplete), Newcastle courant, 1711-1714 (incomplete); Reels 2-19, Newcastle courant, 1712-1798 (incomplete); Reel 20, Newcastle courant, 1799-1800, Newcastle weekly mercury, 1722-1723 (incomplete), North country journal or the impartial intelligencer, 1734-1738 (incomplete).
The British Socialist, 1912-13; The Commonweal, 1885-1894; The Democrat, 1884-90; The Labour Elector, 1888-94; Labour Standard, 1881-85; The Labour World, 1890-91; Progress, 1883-87; The Socialist Record, 1912-16.
ucblibraries.colorado.edu /govpubs/for/british/per.htm   (2841 words)

  
 The Irrawaddy On-line Edition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
The British legislation council enacts a law, known as the “law to shut mouth” banning the publication of news without prior approval.
The Times Commercial Advertiser, the Daily Advertiser, Pole Star, British Burma Gazette, the Mercantile Gazette and the Arakan News are still published during this period according to newspaper research conducted in 1868.
In the late 1990s, the British Broadcasting Company and the Voice of America pull out after being unable to appoint their own correspondents.
www.irrawaddy.org /res/press2.html   (2660 words)

  
 Gazette Live - 'British troops need essential kit'
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott, in charge of the country while Tony Blair is on holiday, delivered a statement on the alleged plot.
Intelligence agents arrested at least seven people, including British nationals, over an alleged terror plot aimed at blowing up US-bound passenger jets from Britain and claimed there was an al Qaida connection in the case, Pakistani officials said.
Gazette Direct is a home delivery service offering readers the chance to enjoy the Evening Gazette home delivered at no extra cost.
www.gazettelive.co.uk /news/ukandworld/tm_objectid=17538083&method=full&siteid=50081&headline=-british-troops-need-essential-kit--name_page.html   (987 words)

  
 Elections BC
Approval in principle of an application is officially granted at the time a Notice of Petition is published in the British Columbia Gazette.
Sixty days after notice is published in the Gazette, the Chief Electoral Officer issues a cover sheet and an original petition signature sheet for each electoral district to the proponent.
Canvassers must be registered voters and must have been a resident of British Columbia for at least six months before the date on which they intend to begin canvassing.
www.elections.bc.ca /init/ipro.htm   (858 words)

  
 The Beaufort Gazette: British officer face court-martial   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
LONDON (AP) - A judge ruled Wednesday that a British military officer who refused to serve in the Iraq war because he believes it is unlawful will face a court martial.
Judge Advocate John Bayliss made the ruling against Flight Lt. Malcolm Kendall-Smith, a Royal Air Force medic, at a court martial center in the garrison town of Aldershot in southern England, where a pretrial hearing was held last week.
Kendall-Smith's lawyer, Philip Sapsford, had argued the officer believed that because Iraq had not attacked Britain or one of its allies, there was no lawful reason to enter Iraq.
www.beaufortgazette.com /24hour/special_reports/iraq/story/3237311p-11983851c.html   (315 words)

  
 British Columbia: Construction Sheet
This flag, a banner of arms, was originally established by an Order in Council that received Royal Assent on 31 March 1906, with display of the flag being authorized by Provincial Order in Council No. 1438 approved June 20 (or June 22) 1960.
The Union Flag is a reminder of British Columbia's origins as a British colony, and stands for its continued links with the United Kingdom.
Every British Columbia flag I can remember seeing has the UJ and the wavy bars in the same shade of blue as each other, however, the blue shade varies greatly.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/ca-bc'.html   (638 words)

  
 Royal Gazette   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
British Airways will next week launch a campaign to raise awareness of its website ahead of the closure of its Front Street ticket office.
The office closes on December 16 when the airline’s lease expires and the airline is encouraging customers to log on to its website.
British Airways currently operates four flights a week between Bermuda and London.
www.theroyalgazette.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051209/BUSINESS/112090140   (281 words)

  
 General Strike
On the 11th May, at a meeting of the Trade Union Congress General Committee, it was decided to accept the terms proposed by Herbert Samuel and to call off the General Strike.
At the same meeting the TUC attempted to persuade the Government to support the Samuel proposals and to offer a guarantee that there would be no victimization of strikers.
On 21st June 1926, the British Government introduced a Bill into the House of Commons that suspended the miners' Seven Hours Act for five years - thus permitting a return to an 8 hour day for miners.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /TUgeneral.htm   (2158 words)

  
 Portfolio 1
Sept. 28 Essex Journal Satire: British promoted to Catholic positions / Native of Otaheite [Hawaii] meets George III / Americans owe London merchants four millions / Hutchinson’s picture of America / John Hancock presents a 2700-pound bell to Cooper’s Meeting House / Russia defeats Turks, Turks lose 60,000.
King replies that he will wait until the rebellion is over / British fleet off Sandy Hook / Niagara skirmish / Near Lake Erie, Arnold defeats the British / Ship cargoes / Washington in New-York / Arnold was successful at the Cedars / Details of action around Boston / Might be a prisoner exchange.
23 New-Jersey Gazette Virtually the entire issue on the correspondence about the surrender of Burgoyne’s troops now held in the United States; and the discussion of a possible peace / Ships news / Ads: Negro wench to be sold for $1200 / Deserters / Wood cutters wanted.
journalism.wlu.edu /Farrar/pf1.htm   (1672 words)

  
 Louisiana Timeline: Year 1780
British farming is modernized while other European agriculture is still medieval.
British Gazette and Sunday Monitor begin publication in London.
January 1780 Governor Galvez moves to seize Fort Charlotte (Mobile) from the British, by March 1780 he succeeds.
www.enlou.com /time/year1780.htm   (521 words)

  
 Government of British Columbia Publications Index
The "British Columbia Gazette Part I", produced under the authority of the Queen's Printer Act, is published once per week, and includes legal notices such as:
The British Columbia Gazette Part II, produced under the authority of the Regulations Act, is published every second week, and contains all Regulations made under an Act of the Legislative Assembly.
Please contact the BC Gazette Office by email, or call 250 387-4191 for additional pricing information, prior to sending your notice.
www.publications.gov.bc.ca /bcgazette.aspx   (308 words)

  
 Circular Letter No. 405
This has been confirmed by British Columbia Regulation No. 122/99 published in Part II of the British Columbia Gazette.
This has been confirmed by British Columbia Gazette Regulation No. 121/99 published in Part II of the British Columbia Gazette.
This has been confirmed by British Columbia Gazette Regulation No. 178/99 published in Part II of the British Columbia Gazette.
www.ltsa.ca /circulars/circ405.htm   (391 words)

  
 Circular Letter No. 404
This has been confirmed by British Columbia Regulation No. 37/99 published in Part II of the British Columbia Gazette.
This has been confirmed by British Columbia Regulation No. 38/99 published in Part II of the British Columbia Gazette.
This amendment has been confirmed by British Columbia Regulation No. 36/99 published in Part II of the British Columbia Gazette.
www.ltsa.ca /circulars/circ404.htm   (294 words)

  
 1926: Prophet of Truth - The Churchill Centre
WSC summoned newspaper editors to a meeting and then spoke on the possibility of a General Strike in the House of Commons.
WSC spoke on the British Gazette in the House of Commons.
WSC spoke on the British Gazette and the cost of the General Strike in the House of Commons.
www.winstonchurchill.org /i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageID=193   (950 words)

  
 Royal Gazette   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Tributes have begun pouring in for the 84-year-old, the highest ranking Bermudian in the British Army and the recipient of the Military Cross, who died at his home in Salisbury, England on Friday.
Bermuda's most illustrious soldier, who happens also to belong to one of its oldest families (the Gilberts were firmly established on the Island by at least 1640), was commissioned to write two reports on the Bermuda Regiment during its troubles in the 1970's and is widely regarded a playing a major role in its reforms.
In 1970, he was promoted to the rank of Major General and was particularly honoured when he was placed in overall command of the British 3rd Division.
www.theroyalgazette.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20030929/NEWS/109290003   (1168 words)

  
 BUFVC - Newsreels - Film   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
British newsreels are held in the main by three commercial companies and three national film archives.
Academic Researchers are particularly encouraged to use the BUND newsreel information service at newsreels@bufvc.ac.uk as a first port of call regarding any access to newsreel collections.
The NFTVA also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
www.bufvc.ac.uk /databases/newsreels/archives/archives.html   (162 words)

  
 BRITISH COLUMBIA WHARF OPERATORS' ASSOCIATION (CORPORATE RESTORATION) ACT, 2005
(a) that British Columbia Wharf Operators' Association (the "Society") was incorporated in British Columbia on November 14, 1963 under Certificate of Incorporation No. S6761 issued pursuant to the Societies Act, R.S.B.C. 1960, c.
(c) that a notice was published in the British Columbia Gazette on August 25, 1994, pursuant to the Society Act, stating that the Society would be struck off the Register of Companies and dissolved unless, within one month after the publication of the notice, cause was shown to the contrary,
THEREFORE, HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows:
www.quickscribe.bc.ca /secure/bills/Bills2005/2005_pr403.html   (455 words)

  
 Interwar and World War II readings html   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
The British Gazette is an interesting piece of historical evidence, especially in view of the absence of other press accounts of
The British foreign policy of appeasement in the 1930s is today usually condemned as a policy of weakness and the sacrifice of moral
It was his own as well as Britain's "finest hour." Of his role, he later said that the lion's heart had been that of the British people; he had merely been allowed to give the lion's roar.
www.u.arizona.edu /~jakreide/april17-19.html   (5709 words)

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