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11. Oldham town
Oldham Advertiser, Monday 20 June 2005The hub of the sprawling borough, central Oldham was once the world's most important textile spinning and textile engineering town.
12. Shaw
Oldham Advertiser, Monday 20 June 2005Shaw, in the north of the borough, contains one of the earliest cotton mills, Newton at Greenfield. Shaw Chapel existed before 1552 and was rebuilt in 1739.
13. Crompton
Oldham Advertiser, Monday 20 June 2005Crompton lies to the north of Oldham, further north even than Shaw, and is made up of two separate hamlets, High and Low Crompton.
14. News
Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 23 July 2003Neighbourhood news will appear here ...
15. The 'cowboy' murder that mobilised 50,000 Oldhamers
Oldham Advertiser, Friday 10 March 2006IT 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.
16. Compelling site on Oldham's history
Oldham Advertiser, Monday 4 July 2005I HAVE found a website that covers the working lives of those living in the cotton towns of what we now call Greater Manchester.
17. Are there any Howorths from 'coal business' still out there?
Oldham Advertiser, Monday 4 July 2005A CHADDERTON woman is hoping that Advertiser readers can help her in a search to trace members of her late husband's family.
18. Don't get too dependent on the internet
Oldham Advertiser, Thursday 21 July 2005IN THE last 18 months there have been significant changes in the way family historians have been able to access the records necessary for their researches.
19. News in brief
Oldham Advertiser, Thursday 13 March 2003News in brief
20. News in brief
Oldham Advertiser, Thursday 13 March 2003News in brief