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Arthur Edmund Spender

The Spender Oath

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Hardly a day goes by without President Trump launching an attack on the press. Not just the individuals […]

August 18, 2018 History, Spender

Notes from the Mountaintop

It has taken 114 years but now I feel, at last, I can look my grandfather in the […]

February 14, 2015 Sport

Obituary: Ray Wolf 1914-2014

Ray Wolf, the last of the grandchildren of Edward Spender, founder of the Western Morning News, has died […]

July 8, 2014 Culture, History, Spender

The Tragedy of Tregonhawke Bay

When I was a youngster, I was taken by my father to see a memorial at Tregonhawke on […]

June 9, 2014 History, Spender

The Winter Games through a Victorian lens

Thousands of journalists are descending on the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi for the 2014 Winter Olympics, […]

February 3, 2014 Books, Culture, History, Olympics, Sport

The Mad Leap of the Ski-Jumpers

The ski-jump competition is one of the most popular aspects of any Winter Olympics and has been since […]

January 27, 2014 History, Olympics, Sport

The Thin White Line of Cross-Country Skiing

Cross-country skiing is an integral part of the Winter Olympics and has been since the first event in […]

January 22, 2014 History, Olympics, Sport

Sowing the seeds for the Winter Olympics

When the Winter Olympics get underway in Sochi on February 7, there will be in the region of […]

January 15, 2014 History, Olympics, Sport
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