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Play Bill 1947
Play Bill 1947
Photo: RON HUNT
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Play bill from the Wigan Hippodrome dated 24th November 1947. At least two of the OMEGA TRIO were Wigan lads Billy O'Neill and Jimmy Motley from the Wallgate area.
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Comment by: Albert. on 14th February 2013 at 15:28

A reminder of real excellent family entertainment. I remember, I was lying on my bed, in the billet, at R A F Cranwell, end of 1957, or at the begining of 1958, when it was announced on the radio, that the Hippodrome,Wigan had burned down. A real very sad event.

Comment by: aitch on 14th February 2013 at 15:46

I smoked my first cig in the Hipp, up in the gods,

Comment by: horace on 14th February 2013 at 19:17

You didn't leave that cig smoldering one evening in 1956 did you Aitch

Comment by: RON HUNT on 14th February 2013 at 22:07

Just found this information
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Walden

Comment by: Albert. on 15th February 2013 at 10:51

Aitch. Must have got my dates wrong. It burned down on the 21st, April, 1956. I remember hearing the news on the camp radio station. I would have been stationed in Germany then, as I only came back to Blighty, in July, 1957. I must be getting mixed up. I heard the news on the camp radio station, at Cranwell, relating to the other tragedy, the aeroplane crash involving Manchester United players, and other passengers', 1958.

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