300 diamond rings a year: Caldwells jewellers
WHEN Geoff Caldwell left Newcastle Boys High School in the 1930s, he told his father he wanted to be an engineer. His father laughed at the idea. "Dad told me I should just join the…
Handling blocks of ice at Dark's Ice Works, 1936.
Confessions of an ice dealer
RAY Kime used to be one of the biggest ice dealers in the Wallsend area. He’d buy from his supplier in Newcastle and break down the pure ice into smaller…