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Cardinal Newman R.C. Secondary School, Hindley

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Cardinal Newman School Hindley, approx 1964
Cardinal Newman School Hindley, approx 1964
Photo: Margaret Wall
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Item #: 6118
Outside the assembly hall. Back row l to r:
Thomas Heaton, Geoff Ball, Patrick Jackson, John Boyd
Front row l to r:
Tony Mugan, Monica Lister, Lynn Naughton, Brenda Forshaw, Edna Berry.

Comment by: Gerry on 26th June 2008 at 09:32

Geoff Ball Lived in in a shop in Pickup st Ince he was the most unlucky lad I knew, when he was at St Williams a stone wall fell on him breaking his leg. then while putting a shovel of coal on the fire, there was a live detonator from the pit still in the coal it nearly blew the shop to bits. he had a lovely sister named Denise, last time I saw her she had a hairdressers in Ince green lane..

Comment by: Margaret Wall on 28th June 2008 at 11:29

Gerry, I don't know if you'll see this message or not but did Geoff die in this explosion? I didn't hear anything about this.

Comment by: Gerry on 29th June 2008 at 10:38

No Margaret, Geoff did not die he went on to marry a girl from the bryn area.

Comment by: Edna Berry on 19th August 2008 at 01:38

Has anyone changed in looks at all?

Comment by: Bill on 19th December 2008 at 22:07

I was with Geoff when the stone fell on his leg. The bloody wound on his leg scared me stiff, but I ran for help. The only 'heroic' act I have ever done in my life! I think that the 'Gerry' in this article is my brother. Is that you bro'?

Comment by: Gerry on 20th December 2008 at 15:25

Aye Its me Bill. The stone wall was outside Dr Chezniaks surgery in Ince green lane. It was only a small wall but it fell on his leg. no-one ever repaired it (the wall not his leg) Happy days.....for us, Not Geoff

Comment by: Tom Lawton, on 27th December 2010 at 13:55

Margrate,have you a twin sister,Barbara.

Comment by: Margaret Wall on 21st June 2011 at 11:58

Yes Tom, I do have a twin sister called Barbara (see the first photo in our uniforms) Are you by any chance the Tommy Lawton who was in our class?

Comment by: Tom Lawton on 14th August 2012 at 13:31

Hi Margret,
Yes it's Tommy Lawton and I was in your class with you and your sister and I remember the other girls in the pictures.I went to australia in 1968 not my family,just me.Hope you and everyone are keeping well.How often do you check out these comments.I forgot all about it untill just now.Tom.

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