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1. Blood of Oldham men soaked the soil

Oldham Advertiser, Thursday 11 October 2007
“MEN stumbled forward through mud and slime. At every step they sank over the boot-tops in sodden soil; not a few sank waist-deep in the yawning, water-filled shell holes – but they staggered on with the grim persistency which is the outstanding attribute of the average Englishman and the source of wonder to foreign nations.”

2. The 'cowboy' murder that mobilised 50,000 Oldhamers

Oldham Advertiser, Friday 10 March 2006
IT WAS the run-up to Christmas 1913, but instead of the crowds spilling on to the streets to spread festive cheer they were baying for blood.
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