Harland and Wolff - Shipbuilding and Engineering Works

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Welcome to Harland and Wolff. The Duke of Edinburgh shares a joke with Billy Mays (third Right), a fitter in the Module Shop, and stagers Robert Wardlow (second Right), and David Harris. ( H&W News August 1977)

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No. 37 - Lisburn Standard - Friday, 31 May, 1918 A new world's record in riveting was made at Harland & Wolff's, Belfast, this week, by John Lowry, who put in 7,841 rivets in nine hours, and also made a record of 923 for one hour. The Lord Mayor witnessed a portion of the performance, and congratulated Lowry when he passed the record of 6,783, made last week by William Smith at Clydebank.

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