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I would be grateful if anyone could let me have the articals of the school girls killed in road crash triple charge of manslaughter it was published on 1st April 1950 in the Staffordshire Advertiser.

And please.

Young girls left estate worth £501 two young Walsall sisters who were killed in road accident at Bentley in March
Published on 29th July 1950 also in the Staffordshire Advertiser.

The girls names were Brenda Hardwick age 13 and Maureen Gillian Hardwick age 6.

Anything else you may find would help too.

Thank you.

Mel

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worth £5Ol, details of which were published on Thursday. They were slx-year-oid Maureen Gillian Hardwick. 4. Raleigh Street, daughter of Mr. Albert E. Hardwick, haulage contractor, who left £357, and her 13-year-old sister, Brenda, who left £144.

aged eight years, and driving a motor-lorry while under the influence of drink. Two other girls—Maureen Gillian Hardwick (6i and Brenda Hardwick (13>—were killed in the same accident. Mr Justice Sellers directed that these charges of manslaughter should
08 July 1950 - Staffordshire Advertiser - Stafford, Staffordshire, England

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THIS STAFFORDSHTRE ADVERTISER. April 8. 1950 Lorry killed three girls, Court hears Manslaughter denied HREE girls were killed instantly while
THIS STAFFORDSHTRE ADVERTISER. April 8. 1950 Lorry killed three girls, Court hears Manslaughter denied HREE girls were killed instantly while
manner dangerous to the public and driving without a policy of insurance. The dead girls are Brenda Hardwick (13), Tier sister. Maureen Gillian Hardwick (6). Raleigh Street, Walsall, and Joyce Lilian Do phin (8). Pargeter Street, Walsall. An application
08 April 1950 - Staffordshire Advertiser - Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Thanks ErikaH thats a bit more than my friend already had so thank you once again.

Mel

One course of action would be to contact the newspaper and ask the archivist to dig out the articles. You have all the dates, so the search would be comparatively easy.

The other option is to visit the local main public library and look at them

Thanks ErikaH. I shall tell her to do that but I know she dos'nt get out much.

For ref - the 1st April article you mention :


Schoolgirls killed in road crash \ TRIPLE charge of manslaughter, a sequel to a weekend accident at Waisall in ..

... manslaughter concerned the deaths of Joyce Lilian Dolphin (8). 6. Pargeter Street. Walsall; Maureen Gillian. Hardwick (6). and her sister. Brenda Hardwick H 3). 4, Raleigh Street, Walsall. Hill was also charged with driving motor-lorry while under the Influence ...
Published: Saturday 01 April 1950
Newspaper: Staffordshire Advertiser
County: Staffordshire, England


And 3rd April:

... reet, Walsall. and 'Joyce Lilian Dolplyn (8) of Pargeter-street, Walsall, who received fatal injuries in a road accident in which a motor lorry driven by Hill was involved. Hill was further charged with taking the lorry away without permission of the ...
Published: Monday 03 April 1950
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England


And 5th April:


... Short Heath. near Wa;sall. was charged with the manslaughter of Joyce Lilian Dolphin, aged 8. of Pargeter-street. Maureen Gillian Hardwick, aged 6. and' her sister Brenda. aged 13. of Raleigh-street, Walsall, all of Walsall. Hill was also charged with ...
Published: Wednesday 05 April 1950
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England



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