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1919: A Spate of Jam Thefts from the Toddington Jam Factory

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In April 1919, following a spate of jam thefts from the Toddington Jam Factory, a number of Deakin’s employees appeared in the Winchcombe Court. Alfred Willett, aged 15, appeared in the Children’s Court before Capt. H.A. Case, H. Dent Brocklehurst, and J.A. Oakey, charged with stealing a tin of jam on 2 April 1919, valued […]

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Fire at the Toddington Jam Factory, 13 December 1907

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On 13 December 1907, between 2.30pm and 3pm, an explosion occurred in the engine room at the Deakin’s jam factory at Naunton Field, Toddington. The explosion blew the roof off the engine house and fire quickly spread from the engine room to the nearby canning room. The flames was initially subdued by employees using hand

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