An annual event at Bermondsey (England) is a coal - carrying race on Boxing Day. Each competitor has to carry a cwt. of coal a given distance. There were 20 competitors this year. The event was won by James Chalk. London-to-Brighton walker. The picture shows two of the competitors in action.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 898, 15 February 1930, Page 9
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50An annual event at Bermondsey (England) is a coal – carrying race on Boxing Day. Each competitor has to carry a cwt. of coal a given distance. There were 20 competitors this year. The event was won by James Chalk. London-to-Brighton walker. The picture shows two of the competitors in action. Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 898, 15 February 1930, Page 9
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