
Working-class girlhood in 1930s Bolton
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What Kind of April Fools Are Going Down in 1937?
There was a week at the end of june where the factoris closed, the mills downfor for maintenance. And that was the traditional going away week, wakes week, and blackpool was the er aspiration and er. Mass observation reckoned that about 95 % of bolton's population had been to blackpool at some point. But it would depend on circumstances. There's also no paid holiday in 19 37. That's going tha not going to come until the following year. So if you you not only have to pay to go to blackball for your board and lodging and travel, but you also are are existing without wages for that week as well. They don't get a holiday in
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