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A Daily Mail Game

Played at Forest Town
By Pauline Marples

This postcard was produced by Sydney Hall Photographer & Picture Framer, Forest House, Edwinstowe. The reverse side of the card reveals it has a Mansfield post mark and was posted in 1928.

The photograph is taken in the grounds of Forest Town Institute, the Avenue houses can be seen in the back gound.

Mrs Boden writes to her son that it is a photo of his dad with the haulage hands [from Mansfield Colliery]. The Boden's were I believe, a Forest Town Family, maybe someone knows more about them?

What is a mystery to me is the game with the Daily Mail ball, how was it played? was it an annual event? how was it instigated by the Daily Mail? Can anyone help with more information please.

Photo: Illustrative image for the 'A Daily Mail Game' page

Sydney Hall

Photo:Private collection

Private collection

This page was added on 27/04/2010.

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This is my Grandmothers Uncle Thomas Boden, my grandmother is Bessy Allen (Boden), She was a 100yrs old this week.Born in 1911 in the Avenues in Forest Town Mansfield.

By Clare Hickman
On 14/06/2011

The lady writing to her son Den is my Grandmother's Aunty. My grandmother(Nana) is a 100 this week and doing really well. Her uncle is the boss Thomas Boden. Nana's father also worked in the colliery. They lived in the Avenues Forest Town.

By Clare Hickman
On 14/06/2011

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