ZUM4937160: Jun. 06, 1954 - Lady Docker entertains miners on yacht.Thirty three men from t e Yorkshire coalfields were quests aboard Sir Bernard and Lady Docker's luxury yacht Shemara, for a cruise round the Isle of Wight, on Saturday.The men drank champagne and brandy, ate salmon and cold pheasant.Lady Docker, wearing slacks and a sweater, danced the hornPipe. miners has been invited by Sir Bernard and Lady Docker to visit their yacht as the result of a visit they made to the Water Haigh Colliery near Leeds.Photo shows Lady Docker serves the food to the miners-aboard the Shemara / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4937401: Jun 06, 1954 - Rench Starlet Arrested As Drug Fiend - Heddy Muller, French Starlet Who played in” No Crchides for Miss blandise” as she her Glamour, she is Meditating Now on the Dangers of Heing a Drug Peddler (And Addict) After she was Ateested by a Special Criminal Squad Today / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4937672: Jun 06, 1954 - Derby day at Epsom” Never say Die” Wins: Keystone photo shows: The scene at Epsom today, showing the finish of the Derby with” Never Say Die”, ridden by Lester Piggott, Winning the race, with” Arabian Night” (T. Gosling) second, and” Darius” (E.Mercer) in third place / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4922525: Tue. 23, 1954 - To get traffic sinners just by the very action, German Police has been delivered with special machines. These motor cycles are equipped with camera and flashlight. Now, every sinner can be noticed by the camera, if he's surpassing carelessly or doesn't watch the traffic signs / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4931127: May 05, 1954 - Roger Banister Does It. Runs Mile in Under Four Minutes. Britain- 0/00usyeaaic 0/00Uzyeacs Roger Banister has done it. Last night he the fabulous four minute mile, a feat which the world- 0/00usYeaaic 0/00Uzyeacs athletes have been trying to achieve for years. His time was three minutes 59.4 seconds. Ashe passed the post at Oxford- 0/00usyeaaic 0/00Uzyeacs Iffley road track he was swept up in a mass of cheering, shouting spectators. OPS: The world record mile lap by lap, Picture No. 2 shows Brasher still leads from Bannister and Chris Chataway, an now the records is in sight with half the distance covered in one minute 58.2 secs / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4922840: Apr. 02, 1954 - Paris Six day race started last night: The competitors of the six day cycling race snapped soon after the Race started last night. At right (White Sweaters) the two Italian cyclists Piazza and Rossi. They are surrounded by the Swiss Roth Schulte and Godeau and Ockers (Belg / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4931873: May 05, 1954 - Blind Man's Bowls: Bowls, the ancient English game which Drake played while he waited to attack Spain's Invincible Armada, is now being played by blind people in London. The blind man plays through the eyes of the skip, the headman of the team, who describes the position of the skip, the headman of the team, who describes the positoin of the jack, the white ball to which the bowler tries to get closest by an imaginary clock, the 12 o clock indicates the position of the stationary jack, another blast indicates the spot at which which the biased ball should be aimed, and the blind bowler is all set to go / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4932012: May 05, 1954 - Russian cargo ship prepares to leave London bu is” arrested” expelled diplomats may be aboard.: The Russian passenger cargo ship” Helogstrov” which arrived at the Surrey Commercial Docks earlier this week prepared to leave again today with aboard it is thought the two Russian Attachments who have been” Expelled” for Spying. The vessel was” Arrested” by an Admiralty Marshal's Officers who went aboard and fixed a warrant to the ship's mast. It was issued on behalf of the Owners of the Dutch steamer” Marvic” (500 tons) in respect of damage in a collision with the Russian ship in Kiel Canal in Oct 1952 / Bridgeman Images