THIS weekend an event at Belsay Hall celebrates fashion from the 40s, but style was the last thing on the minds of the ladies from the Women's Land Army.
IDOLS from the silver screen's golden age star alongside Tyneside's past in a new exhibition.* strong, but cheap liner materials.
Our next picture (picture three) was taken in July 1943 and shows women, complete with face shields, being trained as welders. It was reported that after intensive training they would be sent out to shipyards and engineering works to help in turning out weapons and ships.
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