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February 1857 on the Gwalior and immediately became involved in long sea journeys, shipwrecks, storms, hostile natives, excessive heat, and all that goes with these. It would be 20 September 1859 when he arrived back on the
425:. Thomas & Gorge Allan, 18 Blackett Street, and 34 Collingwood Street, (Newcastle upon Tyne) – Sold by W. Allan, 80 Grainqer Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, B. Allan, North Shields and Walter Scott. London. 1891.
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The story of his adventure, "From Dudley
Colliery to Borneo - by Marshall Creswell", was later serialised in the Newcastle Courant, running from 18 January to 12 April 1878 – Annotated versions: or
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Marshall
Cresswell applied and was awarded one of the positions, all of which led to a period of what could be called "Adventure and excitement". He set sail bound for
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Neet sk'yul - (The), sung to the tune of "X. Y. Z. or The
Pawnshop Bleezin'" – Two drunken pitmen caught playing pitch and toss in the dark, are sent to
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Allan's
Illustrated Edition of Tyneside songs and readings with lives, portraits and autographs of the writers, and notes on the songs. Revised Edition
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Pea-puddin' hot, sung to the tune of "Jennywine Yest" - Comic song about two drunken local lads eating peas pudding while sitting at the roadside
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Awd man's petition fra the workhoose te Tommy Burt – A man's appeal to his M.P. after being separated from his wife and placed in a workhouse
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Joe's last voyage to sea - A sailor and his friend, return, drunk, to the ship to sleep it off and awake to find they are at sea
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Invisible ghost - (The) - A pitman working a seam, meets a ghost (it appears that naked lights were still in use c1883)
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Tom Linkin's box, sung to the tune of "Tinkers wedding" - Song about a driller at Dudley
Colliery, and his equipment
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Pitman meedyum - (The), sung to the tune of "Tramp, Tramp" - Song about a medium who can contact people from the past
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Whisky het - Two men, both drunk and staying over at a friend's house, mistake a bottle of washing water for whisky
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Wonderful change at Dudley - (The) – A song detailing changes in the mining industry to a fairer system known as '
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Nanny Moore; a parody – Song about a drunken woman wheeled home in a barrow and pleased 'Aw've oney spent a croon'
122:. Obituaries appeared in the Newcastle Daily Journal of 2 August and the Newcastle Weekly Chronicle of 3 August.
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These include (in alphabetical order) the following list (which also includes a very brief resumé of each):
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Unk'yuked Tripe - (The) - A husband return home drunk and tries to eat a sock which has fallen on the food
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Time muthor lay bad i' bed - (The) - We find out the value of the house wife after she has been taken ill
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Laws, Gledson, an' Mycroft, sung to the tune of "The
Wonderful Talleygraf" - Song about a bowls match on
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Pawnshop Bleezin'" - A story of a mis-placed bet
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Resurrection men - (The) - A fact - Two pitmen dig up the carcass of a cow to sell to a rag and bone man
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Fall at Dudley - (The) - song written 21 March 1877 about the re-organisation of Dudley
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bogle - (The) - a fact – A pitman's encounter with a ghost (who turns out to be a drunken woman
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401:"Allan's Illustrated Edition of Tyneside Songs and Readings: With Lives, Portraits, and ..."
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Poor convict lad - (The) - song about the repercussions of a convict's crimes on his family
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Lad that wants a Wife - (The) - a checklist of desired characteristics for his future wife.
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The above details are from his own autobiography, newspaper cuttings, and details found in
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Robert Gledson's pedigree - Song about a successful athlete
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Allan’s Illustrated Edition of Tyneside songs and readings
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821:"Farne archives - Hidden whisky bottle - (The) - (The)"
635:"Farne archives - Bella Walker's advice tiv hor dowtor"
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FARNE - Folk Archive Resource North East – front cover
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Cresswell's Local and other Songs and Recitations 1883
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1213:"Farne archives - Time muthor lay bad i' bed - (The)"
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Good Templar's happy home - (The) - A temperance song
1129:"Farne archives - Resurrection men - (The) - A fact"
1087:"Farne archives - Pitman's advice tiv his son - (A)"
779:"Farne archives - Good Templar's happy home - (The)"
579:"Farne archives - Annitsford bogle - (The) - a fact"
296:election - (The) - Poem in support of a local M.P.
357:Willow Tree - (The) – Song on a famous Dudley tree
206:- (The), sung to the tune of "Wundorful Tallygrip"
165:Bashful sweet heart - (The) – Song about courtship
136:Illustrated Edition of Tyneside Songs and Readings
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244:Modest appeal - (A) - finding a suitable partner
159:Banks of the Wear - (The) – Song extolling the
807:"Farne archives - Happy Pair O' Blyth - (The)"
621:"Farne archives - Bashful sweet heart - (The)"
283:New tramway car - (The) - a tale of a trip to
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891:"Farne archives - Laws, Gledson, an' Mycroft"
877:"Farne archives - Lass of Annitsford - (The)"
793:"Farne archives - Grainger Monnymint - (The)"
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1143:"Farne archives - Robert Gledson's pedigree"
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1115:"Farne archives - Poor convict lad - (The)"
849:"Farne archives - Joe's last voyage to sea"
765:"Farne archives - Frustrated feast - (The)"
118:He died on 31 July 1889, and was buried at
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1241:"Farne archives - Unk'yuked Tripe - (The)"
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961:"Farne archives - Mother winnet cum h'yem"
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1073:"Farne archives - Pitman meedyum - (The)"
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681:"Farne archives - Collier's doom - (The)"
975:"Farne archives - Nanny Moore; a parody"
656:"Durham Mining Museum - Dudley Colliery"
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919:"Farne archives - Modest appeal - (A)"
709:"Farne archives - Dudley pet - (The)"
113:Local and other Songs and Recitations
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1157:"Farne archives - Strange bed - (A)"
1227:"Farne archives - Tom Linkin's box"
1185:"Farne archives - Telegraphic news"
947:"Farne archives - Morpeth Lodgings"
751:"Farne archives - For Ever at Rest"
1045:"Farne archives - Pea-puddin' hot"
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723:"Farne archives - Dudley Station"
194:" - Song of the loss of a mother
403:T. & G. Allan. 14 July 1891
318:- (A) - Part of his journey to
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1059:"Farne archives - Peter's pay"
695:"Farne archives - Creemayshon"
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1255:"Farne archives - Whisky het"
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232:- (The) - A love song
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