One for all cricket lovers…what do a bandleader, a mine captain, and the world’s fastest bowler have in common?
Author Archives: TheCornishHistorian
The Cornish Butter Boycott of 1920
A cost of living crisis, low wages, high unemployment, militant Trades’ Unions, strikes, a county-wide boycott, protests in Penzance, and a riot in Redruth…
The Wheal Agar Disaster of 1883
The harrowing true story of one of the worst disasters in Cornish mining history…
Rugby Special ~ Part Twelve
It’s the day of the CRFU Cup Final…all Camborne have to do to achieve a Cup and Merit Table ‘double’ in their 1977-78 Centenary Season is beat lowly St Austell…
Rugby Special ~ Final Part
There’s one big game to play in Camborne RFC’s 1977-78 Centenary Season: a John Player National Knockout match against little-known Matson…
Rugby Special ~ Part Eleven
Can Camborne RFC add more fame and prestige to their 1977-78 Centenary Season by beating the likes of Saracens and Cardiff? Find out here…
Rugby Special ~ Part Ten
The biggest game to date in Camborne RFC’s 1977-78 Centenary Season, and the biggest in Cornish rugby…the CRFU Cup semi-final versus Redruth…
Rugby Special ~ Part Nine
Can Camborne stay top of the Merit Table in the their 1977-78 Centenary Season? Can they set up a Cup semi-final clash with Redruth? Read on…
Rugby Special ~ Part Eight
If Camborne lose their home match to top-placed St Ives, all hopes of winning the Merit Table in their 1977-78 Centenary Season are dashed…
New Year’s Rugby Special
In early 1978, Camborne are slipping down the Merit Table…there’s two big games coming up, against Plymouth Albion and St Ives…what can be done to stop the rot?
Francis Edwards ~ The Cornish Historian 