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Came across the following link https://www.britishpathe.com/thumbnails.php?id=2349A woman coaching Rugby League in the 1960s, been tackled by the boys and then packing down at hooker ......... nice to see that sexual liberation hadn't begun in San Fransisco in 1966 but in darkest Hunslet in 1963 (check out the background to the pitch ....... terraces, smoking chimneys, workshops!)Hats off hats off to billy the buffalo for reminding me of the joys of the British Pathe resource http://www.secretleeds.com/forum/Messag ... readID=772 (last time I was there was settling an arguement between my ma and pa that Prince Philip did visit Yorkshire Main Colliery in the 50's) ........ a message I may repeat a few times this eveningPreviews of the newsreel clips can be downloaded for free (depending on the age, the quality varies between blurry to pretty good).

grumpytramp wrote: Came across the following link https://www.britishpathe.com/thumbnails.php?id=2349A woman coaching Rugby League in the 1960s, been tackled by the boys and then packing down at hooker ......... nice to see that sexual liberation hadn't begun in San Fransisco in 1966 but in darkest Hunslet in 1963 (check out the background to the pitch ....... terraces, smoking chimneys, workshops!)Hats off hats off to billy the buffalo for reminding me of the joys of the British Pathe resource http://www.secretleeds.com/forum/Messag ... readID=772 (last time I was there was settling an arguement between my ma and pa that Prince Philip did visit Yorkshire Main Colliery in the 50's) ........ a message I may repeat a few times this eveningPreviews of the newsreel clips can be downloaded for free (depending on the age, the quality varies between blurry to pretty good). As The Parksider, for obvious reasons this interests me.I guess that they are playing on pepper Road playing fields and the posts are the ground of Bisons Sports who are Hunslwt Warriors of today.Anyone disagree?

[quotenick="The Parksider"] grumpytramp wrote: Came across the following link https://www.britishpathe.com/thumbnails.php?id=2349As The Parksider, for obvious reasons this interests me.I guess that they are playing on pepper Road playing fields and the posts are the ground of Bisons Sports who are Hunslwt Warriors of today.Anyone disagree? I'd disagree with you if I could. Old habits and that