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Month: April 2016

Wally Osborne -1954

10 April, 201613 April, 2016
Graham Sutcliffe
Uncategorized

Representing the subsidiary group on the Accident Prevention Committee is Foreman W (Wally) Osborne. With 15 years’ service to his credit, Foreman Osborne admits this is the first time he has served on the committee and regrets that he was

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Alf Gathercole -1954

10 April, 201613 April, 2016
Graham Sutcliffe
Uncategorized

Alf Gathercole represents the third floor of the rubber factory on the Accident Prevention Committee. He looks after the five and the two bowl callenders of Dept 331, now making anew type of six eyelet boot. Gathercole has been at

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Bob Dey -1954

10 April, 201613 April, 2016
Graham Sutcliffe
Uncategorized

Representing 320 floor of the rubber factory is Bob Dey, a younger member in point of service with the Company – he has been with British Bata three years – but as keen on value of the Accident Prevention Committee.

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