Newspaper Articles

The Sydney Morning Herald, Sat 15 Apr 1905

Family Notices - Golden Weddings
OUTLAW-ISON. - April 18, 1855, at "All Saints", Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire, England, by the Rev. Dr. Hall, Henry, third son of lates Henry Outlaw, to Ann, eldest daughter of the late George Son. of Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire. Present address: Marsden Park, via Riverstone, N.S.W. (New South Wales, Australia).

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate,Wed 5 Jan 1944

Helped to Forge Big Ben's Hammer

Born at Fulbourne, Cambridgeshire, Mr. Arthur Redhouse, of Morpeth-street, East Maitland, celebrates his 83rd birthday to-day. Mr. Redhouse, who retired in 1922, was a blacksmith. He served his apprenticeship with his father, and for a time was employed by Mr.Peacock, Queen Victoria's coachbuilder. While in London he assisted a celebrated smith, George Hirst, to forge the 12½cwt, hammer for London's Big Ben.

Leaving England in 1882, Mr. Redhouse made a fast trip in the clipper "Alora No: 3," the voyage to Australia occupying 72 days. For the next 30 years, he was employed by J.and A. Brown, first at Minmi and later at Hexham. For 10 years he worked at Walsh Island, and helped to build six standard ships for the Commonwealth Line.

Mrs. Redhouse, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. F. Buxton, of Hexham, died 10 years ago. Surviving children are Ambrose (Sydney), Frank (East Maitland), Mrs B. Dixon (New Lambton), and Fred (Mayfield). There are 12 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

This is a story that the newspapers seemed to roll out many times when Mr. Redhouse had a birthday!

Other details from the 1940 version:

FATHER'S ANCESTORS HAD "SMITHY" FOR SIX CENTURIES

BORN at Fulbourne, Cambridgeshire, England, on January 5, 1861, Mr. Arthur Redhouse, of Morpeth-street, East Maitand, will celebrate his 79th birthday to-day.

Mr. Redhouse served his time as a blacksmith's apprentice under his father, whose ancestors had occupied the village "smithy" for more than six centuries.

In those days a blacksmith did most of his work at night. At dusk the farmer brought his implements to be repaired and his horses to be shod ready for work the next day. After completing his apprenticeship, Mr. Redhouse was employed in London by Mr. Edward Peacock, who was then coachbuilder to Queen Victoria.

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Newmarket Journal & Free Press. Saturday January 8th, 1938.

AN ACCIDENT occurred near the Post Office on Monday about 1.45 p.m.. when Ison's lorry, laden with a load of about 4 tons, coming from Balsham Road, and a car coming from Station Road collided. The car was driven by Mr. F.J.Mappledoram, of Great Wilbraham. The lorry ran into the front window of Church View. Both drivers escaped injury, but the motor car was badly damaged. 

The Weekly Chronicle and Register. June 18, 1859.

On Monday an accident occurred to the day mail train, near the Teversham-road crossing, at Fulbourn, on the Newmarket line, owing to a cow walking through the side gateway and going up the metals some distance, by which a first-class carriage was thrown off the line. No serious damage resulted to the passengers beyond a severe shaking, owing to the foresight of the driver, who slackened his speed as soon as he saw the danger. Had the train not stopped at Fulbourn to take up passengers, the consequences might have been fearful, as the line at this point is on a curve, and the speed would have been greater.

The Coventry Evening Telegraph. Wednesday, April 21, 1954.

Colonel Found Shot Dead.
Lieutenant- Colonel A. T. McCullagh. M.A., was found shot dead last night in a Home Guard store in the village of Fu;bourn, Cambridgeshire.
The store is at the rear of a public house.
Lieutenant-Colonel McCullagh was married and lived in Ludlow Lane, Fulbourn. A son is serving with the Army in Germany.
Lt.-Col. McCullagh was taking some faulty weapons and rounds to the Home Guard headquarters when, it is believed, a Sten gun went off.