Man of Ross Limited (Glewstone): Long Service Awards - January 1, 1976

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Man of Ross Limited (Glewstone): Long Service Awards - January 1, 1976

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Title Man of Ross Limited (Glewstone): Long Service Awards - January 1, 1976
Description Black and white photograph of a group of eight men and women at a formal function. Five of them are holding small boxes some of which are wrapped in paper.

There is no article heading.

The occasion is a dinner held at the Chase Hotel where long service awards were presented to the staff of the Man of Ross Limited fruit farm at Glewstone.

From left to right, the group is named (with the number of years each person has served given in brackets) as:

Mr. Charlie Cobley (30 years)
Mrs. Freda Farley (26 years)
Miss. Olive Lewis (30 years)
Mr. John Priest (chairman of the company)
Mr. Jock Dearie (30 years)
Mr. Andrew Jackson (managing director)
Miss, Dora Morris (30 years at the Whitchurch Nurseries)
Mr. G. Wells (manager of the Whitchurch Nurseries)

All the boxes, barring Mrs. Farley's, contained gold watches. She received a sliver dish.

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Photographer / artist Unknown
Publisher Ross Gazette
Contributor(s)
Date January 1, 1976 - page 5
Type Image
Format Photograph
Identifier RG420
Area Ross-on-Wye
Collection Holder Ross Gazette Photograph Collection