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MPX5078094: Military Army: The 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles, many whom have seen action in Borneo, are visiting England especially to take part in the Lord Mayor's show on Saturday (No. 8) These 35 Gurkhas, who have come from Hong Kong, were playing their pipes and drums on the steps of St. Pauls Cathedral, dress in their colourful rifle green dress uniforms. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5078103: Lulu the baby elephant at Chessington Zoo, was weighed-in, for Lulu was the star of a competition organised by Tyne Brand, for contestants to judge what Lulu's weight would be on this date. Amongst the judges was boxing champion Henry Cooper, Mr. H. A. Snazle Gen. Manager of Chessington Zoo, and Mr. R.W. Hampson, Marketing Manager of Spillers Ltd. Lulu on the scales being watched by her keeper Alex Smith, and Henry Cooper. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5078282: Disaster Blast At Flixborough: A massive blast ripped apart an entire village late on Saturday afternoon, 1st June 1974. At least 29 people died and 100 houses were wrecked when an explosion shook the Nypro chemical plant at the Lincolnshire village of Flixborough. 3,000 people were evacuated as firemen tried to prevent an escape of poisonous gas from ammonia tanks, seven miles away in Scunthorpe flying glass caused injuries and homes shook thirty miles away. The scene of devastation at Nypro works, Flixborough. June 1974 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5078300: Accidents - Air 1974: The Hopeless Journey: He knew the journey was hopeless, but he didnÍt know what else to do. 29-year-old Salih Yardimici, a Turk living in London, was on his way to LondonÍs Heathrow Airport to be reunited with his wife Vildan when he heard of the DC10 crash in a French forest on Sunday (3-3-74). Salih Yardimici at Ermenonville Forest in France, the scene of the crash in which his young wife died. March 1974 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5078484: The Institute of Directors annual conference at the Albert Hall, more improperly known as 'The Picnic' from the practice of serving lunch in picnic boxes to the 3,000 odd, directors who attend, was addressed today by such diverse speakers as Barbara Castle, Ronald Reagan, Governor of California, Ian McLeod and John Betjeman. How to have a peaceful lunch - Governor Ronald Reagan tucks into his picnic box while photographers picture every bite. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5078752: Uniformed nurses from Orpington Hospital went to the House of Commons today to hand over a petition to parliament to Mr. Eric Lubbock, MP for Orpington. Nine nurses carried from 30,000 petition signatures in large white boxes each painted with the letter from the word 'Orpington' and on the reverse side each box bore a red cross. The nurses were accompanied by several Citizen Members of the Orpington Nurses and Citizens Association. Although the petition refers specifically to Orpington Hospital, it is known that a shortage of nurses is affecting many hospitals in Britain. The nurses were not agitating for more pay and less working hours, but they were calling specifically for increased nursing establishment - in other words authority to recruit more nurses. The line-up of nurses with their white boxes containing the signatures, spelling the word Orpington, on their way to the House of Commons. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5078800: Uniformed nurses from Orpington Hospital went to the House of Commons today to hand over a petition to parliament to Mr. Eric Lubbock, MP for Orpington. Nine nurses carried from 30,000 petition signatures in large white boxes each painted with the letter from the word 'Orpington' and on the reverse side each box bore a red cross. The nurses were accompanied by several Citizen Members of the Orpington Nurses and Citizens Association. Although the petition refers specifically to Orpington Hospital, it is known that a shortage of nurses is affecting many hospitals in Britain. The nurses were not agitating for more pay and less working hours, but they were calling specifically for increased nursing establishment - in other words authority to recruit more nurses. Mr. Eric Lubbock, M.P. Orpington, pictured with the nurses holding their white boxes containing the signatures. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images