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P.G. Hospital, The Barracks Lucea Ja., B.W.I. after hurricanes of 18 hours 1912
Hurricane damage to P.G. Hospital at the Barracks, in Lucea in the parish of Hanover.
P. M. Manley speaks on Land Lease
Prime Minister Michael Manley speaks on land lease at a community meeting. The audience is predominantly men.
Ownership bracelet
"This bracelet would be locked onto an enslaved African's wrist to show that they were considered the property of the plantation owner. They were identified with a plantation or an owner either through the branding of their skin with a hot iron or…
Owen 'Blakka' Ellis
Jamaican theatre stalwart, Owen 'Blakka' Ellis seen reading a book at the Legal Deposit Chit Chat held at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts.
Overturned Victor bus on Chovey Hill main road
"This Victor bus overturned on the Chovey Hill, St. Mary main road on Sunday morning, and blocked traffic for some time during the day. Three passengers on the bus were admitted to the Annotto Bay Hospital while others were treated and sent home.…
Overturned truck on main road in St. Ann
"Atkins truck which recently overturned on the main road between Lime Hall and St. Ann's Bay."
Overturned truck near Red Gal Ring
"A total of 11 people were injured, two critically, when this truck overturned near Red Gal Ring on the Stony Hill Road early yesterday morning. The truck, with registration FM2257 and laden with market produce and headed for Kingston from St. Mary,…
Overturned truck in St. Ann
"At a sharp corner one mile from Moneague, St. Ann this truck, leaving Mount Diablo for Ocho Rios, overturned with five people aboard. Wilton Thompson, 15 was killed. His father Lebert, and the driver, 30-year-old George Campbell received minor…
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Lacovia, Bamboo Walk
Dirt road lined with bamboo trees on both sides. The area, between Middle Quarters and Lacovia, is known as Bamboo Avenue today.