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World History
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Morley History
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Berlin Wall erected
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1961 |
Town Hall dome destroyed by fire |
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Yuri Gagarin becomes
first man in space
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1961
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Census - population
40338
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1961
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Morley Top station closed for
passengers
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1962
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Drighlington & Adwalton station
closed
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1962
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Opening of new Fire Station on Corporation St by the
Mayor, Cllr LJ Finnigan.
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1962
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Opening of new General Post Office on Queen St by the Mayor, Ald. CN
Akeroyd.
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1962
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Restoration of Town Hall Tower following fire.
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1963
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Opening of New Automatic Telephone Exchange by the Mayor, Ald. CN
Akeroyd.
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1964
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Ardsley station closed
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Death of Winston
Churchill
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1965
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1966
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Twinning
Agreement with Siegen, Germany
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1967
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Construction of M62 began
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Neil Armstrong lands on
the moon
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1969
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Final closure of Morley Top station
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1971
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Census - population
44,345
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1972
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Morley Hall closed as a maternity hospital
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1972
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Freedom of Borough conferred upon Miss
CE Hepworth, Sir Harry Hardy and Sir Alfred DD Broughton, MP.
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1973
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Opening of Windsor
Court and Morrisons supermarket
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1974
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J.S. Binks is the last Mayor.
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