Reginald Denny; Barbara Denny-Simmons; Irene Haisman

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Reginald Denny; Barbara Denny-Simmons; Irene Haisman

by Unknown photographer
bromide press print, circa 1926
10 in. x 8 1/8 in. (254 mm x 207 mm) overall
Given by Terence Pepper, 1986
Photographs Collection
NPG x139855

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Current affairs

In response to wage cuts and increased working hours for coal miners recommended by the Samuel Commission, the Trade Union Council calls a General Strike of workers in the key industries. Although over 1.5 million workers took part, the TUC finally gave in after nine days and called off the strike. The Trade Disputes and Trade Union Act of 1927 made it harder for workers to strike.

Art and science

A.A. Milne publishes Winnie-the-Pooh. The series of popular children's books featured the character Christopher Robin (named after Milne's son) and a cast of animals based on his stuffed-toys including Winnie-the-Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore, Rabbit, Tigger, Kanga and Roo.
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is published. This was Agatha Christie's third 'whodunit' novel featuring Hercule Poirot, the Belgian Detective.

International

The League of Nations accepts Germany as the sixth permanent member on the council deeming it a 'peace-loving country'. This confidence, however, was short lived with Germany leaving the League with the accession of Adolf Hitler to power in 1933.

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Carole F. Wilkinson Smith

21 February 2017, 07:21

Irene haisman was my aunt. My father was her mother's son by second husband alfred hidden north. My father was born in 1908 before the marriage.
Barbara Denny died of polio in 1948 but I know she had a son with Simmons before she died born around 1944-1945, who I have been unable to trace.
Barbara appeared on the cover of a magazine not long before her death, water-skiing.