This article has been taken from our archives. It first appeared in the December 1977 issue of The Bermudian. It appears exactly as it did originally. Glimpses of the action at Rural Hill, the largest local auction in recent memory – two well-known auctioneers presiding: Auctioneer: “Lot 165. One antique china figurine ‘Woman with Donkey.’ The winning bidder will have the option to buy at a similar price, Lot 166, which is one antique china figurine of, strange as it…
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Classic Crow's Nest
A Gentleman’s Sport
Published in December 1973, written by Eric Johnson The Preakness it isn’t. In fact, Bermuda lobster racing may rate somewhere on the excitement scale just below waiting for the sheriff’s department to close down the Sunday afternoon pony cart…
September 1, 2019
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The Story of Fort Hamilton
This article was taken from our archives. It originally appeared in the July 1946 issue of The Bermudian and has been reproduced exactly as it appeared originally. The settlement of Bermuda began in 1612 with the arrival of sixty…
November 28, 2018
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Overheard in November 1969
This post was taken from our archives. It first appeared in the Crow's Nest section of the November 1969 issue of The Bermudian. It is typed exactly how it originally appeared. We were browsing in The Irish Linen Shop…
October 31, 2018
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September 1977
This article is from our archives. It originally appeared within the Crow's Nest section of the September 1977 issue of The Bermudian. Anecdotes offered by Mr R. D. (Robbie) Outerbridge. WEATHERBIRD “What shall I do with you Weatherbird?”…
August 29, 2018
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August 1949: Wistowe
Originally appeared in "Crow's Nest" in the August 1949 issue of The Bermudian Whether its proximity to the Aquarium affects the matter cannot be proved, but it would seem that for many years Wistowe has been the happy hunting-ground for…
July 26, 2018
