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Robb Robinson @robb51.bsky.social · 8d

I have contributed an essay to the Hull Critical Fish Trail website. Here is link to the essay: www.thecriticalfishtrail.co.uk/essays/blog-...

Reflections on Fish, Fishermen and Sea Fishing — The Critical Fish Trail

‘Reflections on Fish, Fishermen and Sea Fishing’ by Robb Robinson

www.thecriticalfishtrail.co.uk

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Robb Robinson @robb51.bsky.social · 8d

The Hull Critical Fish Trail website has been launched. A series of responses to old Hull Fish Trail. Here is the link

www.thecriticalfishtrail.co.uk

The Critical Fish Trail

www.thecriticalfishtrail.co.uk

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Robb Robinson @robb51.bsky.social · 8d

I have contributed an essay to the Hull Critical Fish Trail website. Here is link to the essay: www.thecriticalfishtrail.co.uk/essays/blog-...

Reflections on Fish, Fishermen and Sea Fishing — The Critical Fish Trail

‘Reflections on Fish, Fishermen and Sea Fishing’ by Robb Robinson

www.thecriticalfishtrail.co.uk

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Robb Robinson @robb51.bsky.social · 8d

The Hull Critical Fish Trail website has been launched. A series of responses to old Hull Fish Trail. Here is the link

www.thecriticalfishtrail.co.uk

The Critical Fish Trail

www.thecriticalfishtrail.co.uk

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Robb Robinson @robb51.bsky.social · 10d

Which one though. Coventry is on Rhode Island isn't it? I think its also in New York State as well. Or even Connecticut. The list goes on.

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Robb Robinson @robb51.bsky.social · 11d

Orsino was sister ship of HM Trawler Viola (members of the Hellyer Fishing Fleet all named after Shakespearean characters). Viola was then on anti-submarine duties off Shetland and is still around to this day lying at Grytviken, South Georgia. Later involved in sinking two U-boats. Read more here.

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Robb Robinson @robb51.bsky.social · 18d

Exactly, and why aren't more in the mainstream media calling this out.

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 18d

Ed Davey, "I'm afraid Nigel Farage should be apologising for helping cause this problem in the first place"

"Before Brexit we didn't have a small boats problem because we had 27 return agreements with EU countries and we could return people"

-Maybe we should call them Farage's Brexit Boats

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Robb Robinson @robb51.bsky.social · 24d

Which story of Arctic Endeavour is told in Hull's General Cemetery? See my take on the story of the whaleship Diana and the last voyage of Captain Gravill: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgE3...

Which Epic Story Of Arctic Endeavour Is Told In Hull General Cemetery?

YouTube video by Curiosity Hull

www.youtube.com

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Robb Robinson @robb51.bsky.social · 24d

Which story of Arctic Endeavour is told in Hull's General Cemetery? See my take on the story of the whaleship Diana and the last voyage of Captain Gravill: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgE3...

Which Epic Story Of Arctic Endeavour Is Told In Hull General Cemetery?

YouTube video by Curiosity Hull

www.youtube.com

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Robb Robinson @robb51.bsky.social · 27d

A night at the spectacular Oslo Opera House. A glorious fusion of music and modern architecture. Rusalka by Dvorak.

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Robb Robinson @robb51.bsky.social · 27d

A night at the spectacular Oslo Opera House. A glorious fusion of music and modern architecture. Rusalka by Dvorak.

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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · Sep 10

"My school saves thousands of pounds every year from those solar panels." The TUC directly takes on Reform, a party funded by the fossil fuel Industry. Posted on IG by tradesunioncongress

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Robb Robinson @robb51.bsky.social · Sep 8

Have a listen to John Netherwood being interviewed by Burnsy about this year's Hull Heritage Open Days: curiosityhull.co.uk/curiositycas...

CuriosityCast Ep.26 – Heritage Open Days with John Netherwood – Curiosity Hull

curiosityhull.co.uk

Robb Robinson @robb51.bsky.social · Sep 6

Sailing along the Aurlandsfjorden this morning.

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Robb Robinson @robb51.bsky.social · Sep 3

Incidentally, George Hammond's father William had made an early visit to Paris with David Hartley MP and met with Franklin and company. Interesting bloke William Hammond, he also sold the Admiralty the two ships used by Captain Cook in his second great voyage.

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Robb Robinson @robb51.bsky.social · Sep 3

Two of the three people in British delegation who refused to be painted associated with Hull. David Hartley MP for Hull led the delegation; his secretary was 20 year old George Hammond, later appointed Minister Plenipotentiary to the USA and now regarded as the first British Ambassador to the US.

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John Gallagher @earlymodernjohn.bsky.social · Sep 3

A huge moment -- Melvyn Bragg steps down from In Our Time after over a quarter of a century. What a programme and what a legacy! Just a model for how to make great, clever, engaging radio, and a twenty-seven-year experiment that proves there's a huge global audience for smart, scholarly programming.

Melvyn Bragg decides to step down from presenting In Our Time

After 26 years on the programme, the legendary presenter bids farewell to the series

www.bbc.co.uk

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Robb Robinson @robb51.bsky.social · Aug 28

An outing by Hull Harriers (now City of Hull Athletic Club) in the early years of the twentieth century.

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Robb Robinson @robb51.bsky.social · Aug 28

An outing by Hull Harriers (now City of Hull Athletic Club) in the early years of the twentieth century.

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Robb Robinson @robb51.bsky.social · Aug 23

Hull Heritage Open Days 2025 brochure now out.Have contributed two articles, one on Hull & E R Green Georgians. Apt that we have a tri-centenary and a bicentenary relating to remarkable locals with superb green credentials in year the green of Queens Gardens gradually being revealed. !st pages here

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Robb Robinson @robb51.bsky.social · Aug 23

Hull Heritage Open Days 2025 brochure now out.Have contributed two articles, one on Hull & E R Green Georgians. Apt that we have a tri-centenary and a bicentenary relating to remarkable locals with superb green credentials in year the green of Queens Gardens gradually being revealed. !st pages here

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Curiosity @curiosityhull.bsky.social · Aug 22

Which Famous Concert Pianist And Conductor Came From Hull?

@robb51.bsky.social of the @uniofhull.bsky.social outlines the fascinating life of ‘the forgotten genius of music’ Ethel Leginska.

Supplementals: tinyurl.com/mw6nx22t

@hulllibraries.bsky.social

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Robb Robinson @robb51.bsky.social · Aug 20

A spot of filming with Phil Ascough and Dave Lee on the top of Two Humber Quays Building, Hull with the Old Town, Marina and Humber estuary as backdrop.

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Robb Robinson @robb51.bsky.social · Nov 25

My new paper, MM International Journal, Society for Nautical Research homepagewww.tandfonline.com/journals/rmi...
A Skilled English Tradesman and Early International Diffusion of Steamboat and Railway Technology: life of William Harman (1804–1890), a study of individual adaptability and mobility

The Mariner's Mirror

Publishes international research on maritime and naval history, including nautical research, seafaring, shipbuilding, language and customs of the sea.

homepagewww.tandfonline.com

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