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Shoes and clothes – 2

Shoes and clothes – 2

February 27, 2024
by Francisco Bosch-Puche
Myrtle Broome

Author: Susan Biddle. This post is the second in a series looking at clothing. This instalment focuses on footwear. The team’s shoes and boots got…

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Shoes and clothes – 1

Shoes and clothes – 1

February 6, 2024
by Francisco Bosch-Puche
Myrtle Broome

Author: Susan Biddle. This post is the first of a series looking at clothing, and focuses on the day-to-day clothes worn by Myrtle Broome and…

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Coronation

Coronation

May 9, 2023
by Francisco Bosch-Puche
Myrtle Broome

Author: Susan Biddle. This post looks at Myrtle Broome’s experience of the Coronation of King George VI and, earlier, the death of King George V…

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Police – 2: The frontier police and senior police officers

Police – 2: The frontier police and senior police officers

October 18, 2022
by Francisco Bosch-Puche
Myrtle Broome

Author: Susan Biddle. This post looks at Myrtle Broome’s dealings with the frontier police and with the higher ranks of the police force. Each season…

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