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19.8.1898 |
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Letter
Taylor/Millner re abusing and threatening language |
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4.1905 |
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GJ
Gauging 11672 |
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24.1.1911 |
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Letter
Warren/Millner re tunnel transgression |
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23.12.1911 |
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Letter
FMC/Millner re tunnel transgression |
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29.12.1911 |
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Letter
Bliss/Millner re lock damage |
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11.2.1915 |
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Letter
Betts/Millner re lack of headlamp |
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15.1.1917 |
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Letter
FMC/Millner re above |
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22.1.1917 |
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Letter
Millner/FMC re speeding |
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22.12.1922 |
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19.10.1926 |
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Waterborne
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Obituary Ike Merchant |
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11.1977 |
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WW The Canal Pioneers |
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11.1978 |
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Report re Tom Whitley |
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2.1984 |
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Correspondence from Doris Whitley History of Prince – |
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Millner Letters
21.4.1905 I wish to report the driver of
Messrs Fellows & Co steam boat PRINCE for
using abusive & threating language on the 11th inst also for
using indecent and abusive language on the 20th inst. The Tug came in the tunnel at 4 pm on the 11th
and the above named steamboat was the other side
20.11.1908 I beg to thank you for your letter of the 10th
inst enclosing your Mr Smith’s report respecting the above accident. I am afraid I cannot add anything further to
my former remarks on the affair and these accidents will occur as long as the
men cannot be made to use more care. I
certainly told Wenlock I was pleased the damage was on your side for once as it
is just a trifle one-sided for our tug always to be the victim. Since the above accident we have had the
tiller of the Braunston tug bent double while moored at the S end of the tunnel
simply because the men on your steamer PRINCE
did not ease down soon enough.
Millner/FMC
23.12.1911 Burtin reports to me that yesterday afternoon when they
left the south end of the tunnel at the 1 oclock turn there was a wide boat
waiting to come in the tunnel at the 2 oclock turn the flag man was at the
south end at 1 oclock to stop the steamers when the tug whent in at 1 oclock a
steamer one of Fellows Morton named the PRINCE
Captain name Fred Edwards whent in tunnel and meeting the tug with the wide
boat coming from the north end and the tug
had to push back out of the end again to let the steamer pass I do not
no what he told the flag man when he came up there as the tug must have gone in
the tunnel some time before he came up there.
F Warren/Millner
29.12.1911 We have your favour of yesterday and are much concerned
to learn of the irregularity in working through Blisworth Tunnel by our steerer
F Edwards, steamer PRINCE. We will take the matter up with him at
Braunston, and also give him instructions to call and see you. We cannot help but think that there has been
some misunderstanding. As a rule Edwards
is a very tractable and willing steerer and we should not have thought him
guilty of such carelessness. Ironmonger
FMC/Millner
30.12.1913 I beg to report the PRINCE
for leaving a paddle up about a foot and wasting 6 lockfuls of water at No 11
lock on Monday night last. John
Winkless/Millner
1.2.1915 At 6.45 am on 29th January steamer PRINCE Captain Edwards ran into the inside bottom lock gate and broke the balance
beam near the breast.. The accident
occurred owing to the steamer not answering quickly enough when the engine was
reversed and as no strap was used the gates had to stand the blow. The balance was a pitch pine one and new in
1906. We can repair to last a few months
longer.
11.2.1915 I have communicated with Messrs Fellows Morton &
Co as to the damage caused to lockgate at Lock No 20 Stoke Bruerne, by steerer
Edwards on the 29th ulto in accordance with your report to the
engineer. Mr Thomas estimated the cost
of repairing damage at £5 : 10 : 0 and I so informed Messrs Fellows. You will see by the enclosed copy statement
made by the Steerer that there appears to be a difference of opinion as to the
extent of the damage and I shall be glad to hear from you further before taking
the matter up again with Messrs Fellows.
Bliss/Millner
Enclosure: 10.2.1915
Referring to yours of 4th inst re damage alleged to have been
done by our steamer PRINCE captain Edwards at
the bottom lock gate, Stoke Bruerne.
Further to ours of 5th inst, we have now had this man seen,
and attached you will find his statement regarding the occurrence which please
peruse.
“Damage
to Lock gate No 20 Grand Union Canal by steamer PRINCE. Steerer Edwards, steamer PRINCE reports that
coming into this lock in the usual way the propeller of the steamer fouled some
wire netting and prevented the engine from reversing as quickly as it would
have done. Consequently he struck the
bottom gate slightly, just splitting about 4 to 5 inches of wood work near the
end of the gate. The damage was so
slight that the lock keeper wanted to know where the gate was hit. The Grand Junction Canal Co have since
repaired the damage by putting an iron bolt through the place.
5.2.1915 …damage to Lock Gate 20 at Stoke by steerer Edwards
on 11th inst. (PRINCE) The balance
had a clean break for a length of two
feet from the breast and the tenon on the end of the balance was also
broken. I have temporarily repaired the
same by drawing the broken ends up with two bolts, and it will last until it
gets another blow, all the strength now being in the bumper. The carpenter was I½ days stripping the
balance and fixing it up again. I
inspected the damage before sending in my report. Millner/Thomas
15.1.1917 On Thursday January 11th 7am Turn, the steamer PRINCE F Edwards captain came through tunnel without headlamp, or
any other light. They were told about it
before they went in but they kept going. It was Fellows Morton & Clayton
engine. P Betts/Millner
22.1.1917 Replying to yours of 15th inst re the
captain of the steamer PRINCE coming through
Braunston Tunnel without a light, I have taken this up very severely with this
man and his excuse is that he broke his lamp glass before he got to Buckby and
that although he tried at two places to get one he was unable to do so. He states however that his drver sat on the
cabin top with a smaller lamp, and the driver confirms this. I have told him that in future when he comes
through this tunnel he must have a proper light on. Anderson/Millner
22.12.1922 Boatman Sam Coales, working a pair of boats for the Moira Colliery, called here this
morning and reported your steamer PRINCE (F
Edward) for passing him in the Blisworth Pound at such a rate that he shipped a
lot of water and was nearly swamped. He
states this is by no means the first time such has occurred and I think it
would be advisable to caution your ,men on the steamers. Millner/FMC