Harry Browne

Page Two

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'I think that was the beginning of the end of my childhood and the start of my teenage years '

'But nothing daunted I pulled up my trouser legs and leaving my shoes and socks on the bank ventured into the canal '

'This dangerous practice continued until a school mate had three fingers blown off '

'Petty thievery was endemic on the docks as containers did not exist then and all goods which arrived were essentially unpacked '