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ZUM4944753: Nov. 11, 1954 - Gales lash coast. Rivers overflow. Traffic disrupted. Widespread flooding in town and country, road and rail disrupted, mountainous seas running of the coast was the several effect of a sixteen hour rainstorm which swept the North of Scotland yesterday. The road leading to the farm of Dalbreck, Strachan, from the bridge over the feugh, disappeared under the flood waters from the river, isolating the farmer, J. Ross / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4944897: Nov. 11, 1954 - Introducing the” Albatross” - New All-British motor scooter. Does over 80 m.p. Gallon. : The” Albatross” - new All-British motor scooter - the first to compete with the Continental designs has put in its appearance and will be shown to the public for the first time at the Cycle and Motor Cycle Show next week. Built by the Dayton Cycle Company of Park Royal, London - the machine is an ideal runabout and is also a comfortable long-distance two-seat tourer. Powered by a 225 c.c Villiers two - stroke engine it can cruise all day at 55 - 60 m.p.h. has a top speed of over 65 m.p.h. and patrol consumption of more than 80 m.p. gallon. It is fitted with a car-type facia panel complete with speedometer; ammeter; key-operate ignition switch; separate lighting switch and choke control knot - and aldo has a big 7” headlamp. The” Albatross” has almost twice the speed and power plus most of the” extras” of its Italian and German competitors and is priced at KSA95501 182 - 12 - Od. inclusive of Purchase Tax / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4945081: Nov. 11, 1954 - The Guildhall is open once again.. Restored to its former Splendour.. Work on the restoration of the famous London Guildhall is now completed - and the building has been handed back to the City Surveyor... A press conference was held this morning at which the restoration work was explained by the architect Sir Giles Gilbert Scott / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4945930: Nov. 16, 1954 - First Over the North Pole Passenger Air Service Opens. First Over the North Pole Passenger Air Service started yesterday when two giant pioneer planes set out to link Europe and America by this new route. Plane number one left Los Angeles at 8.22 a.m. yesterday with forty passengers aboard, including mayors of Canadian and US towns, for Copenhagen and arrived there early today. Plane number two took off from Copenhagen for Los Angeles at 7.10 p.m. yesterday with 33 passengers aboard, including Prince Axel of Denmark and the Prime Ministers of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, and is due in Los Angeles tonight / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4946201: Dec. 03, 1954 - 3-12-54 “” Personalities in Sculpture”” exhibition. The President with bust of himself - The Second Annual Exhibition of the Society of Portrait Sculptors is being held at the Imperial Institute Art Gallery, South Kensington, London. Keystone Photo Shows: Charles Wheeler, President of the Society, who has many items exhibited, looks at a bust of himself by T.B. Huxley-Jones, F.R.B.S. at the exhibition / Bridgeman Images