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| | South Tyneside |
 | | In South Shields (Roman 'Caer Urfa'), excavations and a reconstructed fort are found at Arbeia (AD 160). |
 | | Shipbuilding and repairing, coal mining and exports, and the chemical industries demised from the latter half of the 20th Century, resulting in mass unemployment. |
 | | Well known South Tynesiders include author Dame Catherine Cookson, former three times Prime Minister of New Zealand Sir William Fox, actress Dame Flora Robson, BBC war correspondent Kate Adie, Hollywood director Ridley Scott, entrepreneur J. Barbour and athlete Steve Cram. |
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