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Comment on May 8 - It’s VE-DAY! by Apollo

Apollo — Sat, 10 May 2008 17:58:03 +0000

Oops…

I think you mean August 15.

As you note though…

Japan was the last Axis Power to surrender, VJ-Day followed VE-Day by three months, so VJ-Day indeed marked the end of World War II.

The formal Japanese signing of the surrender terms took place on board the battleship USS Missouri while moored in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945, and at that time President Truman declared September 2 to be VJ-Day.

But everyone ignored him.

Comment on May 8 - It’s VE-DAY! by The Fox

The Fox — Sat, 10 May 2008 15:49:47 +0000

Was the 11th of November not also VJ Day and hence the final end of the war?

Comment on New Forth Road Bridge begins by Captain Brittles

Captain Brittles — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:04:16 +0000

I have to wonder whether a river bed tunnel was ever considered - i.e. cut/dredge a channel out of the firth and drop pre-manufactured concrete modules in it to [eventually, after sealing etc.] create a tunnel. They did it successfully in under Sydney harbour and it was much cheaper than a bridge.

Comment on Poles come, and Poles go by Scotland. Tale of an elderly lady of the Clyde’s islands and the Polish beggar « Happy Fieldhand

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:20:16 +0000

[...] Tale of an elderly lady of the Clyde’s islands and the Polish beggar Secret Scotland (which is a bit of an oxymoron assuming it’s a blog) in one post managed to create a special [...]

Comment on HMS Dasher, Mincemeat, and Jack Melville by Paul Scott

Paul Scott — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:10:07 +0000

I am trying to find information about my grandfather Richard Berry who served as Head Stoker on the H.M.S. Dunoon until his death in 1933. Does anybody have info dating that far back?

Comment on Pollock Country Park Hijack? by Glagow will Go Ape over council decision « Secret Scotland

Glagow will Go Ape over council decision « Secret Scotland — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:33:27 +0000

[...] Go Ape over council decision We blogged earlier about the efforts of Glasgow City Council to Hijack Pollock Country Park, and it looks as if we were right. In a move which many locals will see as reinforcing opinion that [...]

Comment on Poles come, and Poles go by Pawel

Pawel — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:45:05 +0000

As I understand you’re of Polish origin, therefore you will have no problem with polish here:
Artice 8, http://isip.sejm.gov.pl/servlet/Search?todo=file&id=WDU19800070018&type=3&name=D19800018Lj.pdf

Comment on 19th Century Sugar Sheds to be restored by Apollo

Apollo — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 20:46:34 +0000

Tate & Lyle is billed as the most famous and successful of the Greenock refineries, and was the last to close, thus marking the end of some 150 years of such business in the town.

I haven’t looked in detail, but the GLEBE Refinery dates back to around 1865, and Tate & Lyle formed in 1912, when the various owners, which included Abram Lyle, merged with Henry Tate, so it must have been there during the war.

I found this interesting map and building list…

http://www.mawer.clara.net/loc-greenock.html

Comment on Renewables may be getting sensible by The Fox

The Fox — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:50:51 +0000

Gigha made £100,000 ! Well done especially considering that they have 2 second hand turbines which by modern standards are quite small.

Just goes to prove that you can generate usable amounts of electricity from the wind. I am sure wave and tidal will play their part but for now WIND WORKS.

Comment on 19th Century Sugar Sheds to be restored by The Fox

The Fox — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:46:53 +0000

I stand to be corrected as usual but I do not think Tate & Lyle had a refinery in Greenock during WWII. There were several sugar refineries the most well known ones being Westburn, Walkers and the Glebe. Westburn did become Tate & Lyles laterly but is niow of course closed.