ZUM4888810: Oct. 10, 1953 - Argyll And Sutherland Highlanders Prepares To Go To British Guiana: Photo Shows Members of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders marking Kitbags - at Bedford Barracks, Edinburgh - as they prepare to leave for British Guiana to help the Communist menace which has started there. / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4888777: Oct. 10, 1953 - Duke Of Gloucester At Vintage Festival Banquet: The Duke Of Gloucester, the Master of the inter's Company, was the chief guest of honour at last night's Vintage Festival Banquet at the inter's Hall City. Organized by wine and Spirit Association, the five-course banquets the first of its kind to held in Britain. The Duke Of Gloucester presented parchment scrolls to six members of the trade who qualified as” Masters Of Wine” in an examination organised by the associations. One of the them was the Lord Chancellor's 33-year old nephew, Mr. Kenneth Simonds, who is with a West End wine firm / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4888548: Oct. 10, 1953 - Argyll and Sutherland highlanders get ready to leave for British Guiana. Te 1st. Batt. The argyll and Sutherland high lander now stain at Redford Barracks, edinburgh are sailing to British Guiana on Saturday, to help combat the communist factions that now menace the peace of the colony. A detachment have been acting at royal guard at balm oral castle -but they have released by H.M. The queen - and are now joining their colleagues / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4888873: Oct. 10, 1953 - Scene Scene in Regent street London. Strike of Petrol tanker drivers clear traffic off roads: Many of London's main thoroughfares were showing unmistakable signs - traffic scarcity owing to the continued strike of Petrol Tanker Drivers. It is estimated that practically the whole of London will be virtuallya at a standstill by Monday - if the strike is not settled before them. Troops are standing-by ready to take over driving the tankers in order to keep essential services in action as soon as the Government issued the order / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4883599: Oct. 10, 1953 - Petrol Strike Threatens to Halt London: Empty Petrol tanks face London and the Home Countries this morning as the result of the unofficial strikes of 6,000 Petrol-tanker drivers. Ministers were meeting today to prepare emergency plans to use troops to distribute petrol if the strike continues / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4884002: Oct. 10, 1953 - Also the bicycle becomes quicker; This construction will to be see the first time during the bicycle exhibition at Frankfurt/Main. Producer is the engineer Edgar Steller from Hannover. Steller constructed a new gear ratio at a usual bicycle which enables a quicker driving by a simple way. he put the pedal bearing 10 cm higher and lengthened the pedal itself for 5 cm. At the end of the pedal he fixed a ball bearing and at that the pedal at a 7 cm long arm. By this way he gave an agreement for the normal movement of the legs. / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4884339: Oct. 10, 1953 - French And Belgian International Dancers Arrive Lady From Leige Gets A 'Lift' From Frenchman: Les Cramingnons Liegeois of Belgium - and Les Dancseurs Chanteurs due Marais Vendeen of France arrived at Victoria Station this morning. They Went to the Royal Albert Hall - where they are taking party in the International Dance Festival / Bridgeman Images