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[[Eastercon]] 6, '''Cytricon''', was a [[convention]] held in '''[[Kettering]]''' (and so [[nicknamed]]) over Easter, April 9-10, 1955. There was no [[GoH]]. The [[committee]] was [[Bill Panter]] (chair), [[Denny Cowen]] (secretary), [[Joe Ayres]] (treasurer), and [[Al Lee]] (publicity). Registration was 2/6d with an additional 6d for the daily sessions on Saturday and Sunday. 'Wives' were offered a reduced rate of 4d. Rooms were 20/6d per day.
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[[Eastercon]] 6, '''Cytricon''', was a [[convention]] held in '''[[Kettering]]''' (and so [[nicknamed]]) over Easter, April 9-10, 1955. There was no [[GoH]]. The [[committee]] was [[Bill Panter]] (chair), [[Denny Cowen]] (secretary), [[Joe Ayres]] (treasurer), and [[Al Lee]] (publicity). Registration was 2/6d with an additional 6d for the daily sessions on Saturday and Sunday. 'Wives' were offered a reduced rate of 4d. Rooms were 20/6d per day.
  
 
While this was the ''second'' Easter Eastercon, it was the first one to be called Eastercon. (The [[1944 Eastercon]] which was held on Easter wasn't an Eastercon and doesn't count!)
 
While this was the ''second'' Easter Eastercon, it was the first one to be called Eastercon. (The [[1944 Eastercon]] which was held on Easter wasn't an Eastercon and doesn't count!)
  
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The [[Cytricon Combozine]] was produced for the convention. It lists 113 members and includes special issues of ''[[Alpha]]'', ''[[Brennschluss]]'', ''[[Fission]]'', ''[[Femizine]]'', ''[[Hyphen]]'' and ''[[Satellite]]'' as well as trail for the forthcoming ''Nadir'' which seemingly never happened.
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The [[Cytricon Combozine]] was produced for the convention. It lists 113 members and includes special issues of ''[[Alpha]]'', ''[[Brennschluss]]'', ''[[Fission]]'', ''[[Femizine]]'', ''[[Hyphen]]'' and ''[[Satellite]]'' as well as trail for the forthcoming ''Nadir'' which seemingly never happened.
  
 
The [[Liverpool Group]] presented their [[tapera]] ''[[The March of Slime]]'' and the convention saw several fans wearing [[Propeller-beanie|propeller beanies]] and, according to [[Rob Hansen]], 'the first real appearance of [[costuming]] at a [[British]] convention'. The convention gave awards to [[Ted Tubb]] as [[author]] of the year and ''[[Eye]]'' as best [[fanzine]], the latter accepted by [[Vince Clarke]].
 
The [[Liverpool Group]] presented their [[tapera]] ''[[The March of Slime]]'' and the convention saw several fans wearing [[Propeller-beanie|propeller beanies]] and, according to [[Rob Hansen]], 'the first real appearance of [[costuming]] at a [[British]] convention'. The convention gave awards to [[Ted Tubb]] as [[author]] of the year and ''[[Eye]]'' as best [[fanzine]], the latter accepted by [[Vince Clarke]].
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== Attendees ==
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In the table below names marked (A) are known attendees, names marked (AN) are known attendees who are not on the membership list, and names marked (N) are members who are known to have not been present. The remainder ''may'' have attended. In many cases that's the limit of our knowledge about them and where this is the case there won't be a page for them until and unless we find out some more. Names to which this applies are in italics. Additionally names marked * are family members of attendees who likely weren't fans per se.
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'''This is work in progress. Names are being checked to see if they're here under variants.'''
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<div style="column-count:3;-moz-column-count:3;-webkit-column-count:3">
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# [[Don Allen]] (A)
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# [[John Ashcroft]] (A)
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# [[Mal Ashworth]] (A)
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# [[Joe Ayres]]
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# [[M. Beardsley]]
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# [[Ron Bennett]] (A)
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# [[Eric Bentcliffe]] (A)
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# [[Irene Boothroyd]] (A)
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# [[Syd Bounds]] (A)
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# [[H. Brock]]
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# [[John Brunner]] (A)
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# [[Daphne Buckmaster]] (A)
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# [[Ron Buckmaster]] (A)
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# [[Ken Bulmer]] (A)
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# [[Pam Bulmer]] (AN)
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# [[Brian Burgess]] (A)
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# [[Alan Burns]] (A)
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# Joan Burns *
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# [[Bert Campbell]] (AN)
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# [[J. W. Campbell]]
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# [[Peter Campbell]]
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# [[Ted Carnell]]
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# [[Joan Carr]]
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# [[Jim Cawthorn]]
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# [[Meredith Chatterton]] (A)
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# [[Harry Clements]] (AN)
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# [[Vince Clarke]] (A)
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# [[W. G. Clarke]]
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# [[Dave Cohen]] (A)
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# [[Tony Cooper]] (A)
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# [[J. Coozens]]
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# [[Denny Cowen]] (A)
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# Kathryn M. Cowen *
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# [[Alfred Dean]]
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# [[Charles Duncombe]]
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# [[P. Emery]]
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# [[Cyril Evans]] (AN)
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# [[Frances Evans]] (A)
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# [[R. P. Everett]] (A)
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# [[John Russell Fearn]]
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# [[Reg Fieldhouse]]
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# [[Pete Fox]]
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# [[G. Gibson]]
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# [[Tony Glynn]]
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# [[Joy Goodwin]] (A)
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# [[John B. Hall]] (A)
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# [[Peter Hamilton]] (A)
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# [[Paul Hammett]] (A)
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# [[Chuck Harris]] (A)
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# [[Bill Harrison]] (A)
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# [[B. Hill]]
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# [[Arthur F. Hillman]]
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# [[E. R. James]]
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# [[Jan Jansen]]
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# [[Terry Jeeves]] (A)
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# [[Eric Jones]] (AN)
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# [[Tony Klein]] (AN)
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# [[Al Lee]]
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# [[Brian Lewis]]
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# [[Ethel Lindsay]] (A)
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# [[Nigel Lindsay]]
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# [[George Lye]]
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# [[Don MacKay]]
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# [[Lil MacKay]]
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# [[Renee MacKay]]
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# [[Connie Mackenzie]]
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# [[Stuart Mackenzie]]
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# [[Michael Mansfield]] (A)
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# [[Shirley Marriott]] (A)
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# [[Jim Marshall]]
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# [[Jim McArthur]]
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# [[Ken McIntyre]]
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# [[Archie Mercer]] (A)
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# [[Frank Milnes]] (A)
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# [[Jim Mooney (UK)]]
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# [[Peter Moor]]
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# [[Dan Morgan]]
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# [[Orville W. Mosher]]
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# [[Eric Needham]] (A)
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# [[Dave Newman]] (A)
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# [[Stan Nuttall]] (A)
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# [[Sheila O'Donnell]] (A)
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# [[Nic Oosterbaan]] (AN)
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# [[R. Ogier]] (A)
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# [[John Owen]]
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# [[David Page]] (AN)
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# [[Bill Panter]]
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# [[Derek Pickles]]
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# ''Brian Poole''
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# [[Ken Potter]] (A)
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# [[Dorothy Ratigan]] (AN)
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# [[Jim Ratigan]] (AN)
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# [[Peter Reaney]] (A)
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# [[Peter Rigby]]
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# [[John Roles]] (A)
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# [[Pete Royle]] (AN)
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# [[Sandy Sanderson]] (A)
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# [[Ina Shorrock]] (A)
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# [[Norman Shorrock]] (A)
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# [[Frank Simpson]] (A)
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# [[Ken Skelton]]
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# [[Ken Slater]] (A)
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# ''Ken Smith''<ref>This could be [[K. E. Smith]]. He was from [[Liverpool]] and Ken Smith is from [[Manchester]] and they're relatively close. However, Smith is a very common name.</ref>
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# ''Margo Statten''<ref>The assumption here is that this is a joke allusion to [[Vargo Statten]]. [[Archie Mercer]] also quotes 'Margo' in ''[[Archive]]'' #13 (Autumn 1957), presumably in a similar vein.</ref>
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# [[Pete Taylor]] (A)
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# [[Mike Tealby]]
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# [[Arthur Thomson]] (AN)
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# [[Tony Thorne]]
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# [[E. C. Tubb]] (A)
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# [[Con Turner]]
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# [[Harry Turner]]
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# [[Brian Varley]] (A)
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# [[Mike Wallace]] (A)
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# [[Norman Wansborough]] (A)
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# [[Norman Weedall]] (A)
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# [[Cyril Whitaker]]
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# [[Betty White]]
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# [[Eddie White]] (AN)
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# [[Tom White]]
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# [[Taffy Williams]]
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# [[Madeleine Willis]] (A)
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# [[Walt Willis]] (A)
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# [[Jack Wilson]]
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# [[Geoff Wingrove]]
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# [[Dave Wood]] (AN)
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# [[Cathie Youden]] (A)
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</div>
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*[http://www.gostak.org.uk/kettering/KETT08e.htm Historical information. ]
 
*[http://www.gostak.org.uk/kettering/KETT08e.htm Historical information. ]
 
*[https://eFanzines.com/1955KetteringCon Photos at eFanzines.]
 
*[https://eFanzines.com/1955KetteringCon Photos at eFanzines.]
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<references/>
  
  

Latest revision as of 10:44, 30 October 2024

Eastercon 6, Cytricon, was a convention held in Kettering (and so nicknamed) over Easter, April 9-10, 1955. There was no GoH. The committee was Bill Panter (chair), Denny Cowen (secretary), Joe Ayres (treasurer), and Al Lee (publicity). Registration was 2/6d with an additional 6d for the daily sessions on Saturday and Sunday. 'Wives' were offered a reduced rate of 4d. Rooms were 20/6d per day.

While this was the second Easter Eastercon, it was the first one to be called Eastercon. (The 1944 Eastercon which was held on Easter wasn't an Eastercon and doesn't count!)

The Cytricon Combozine was produced for the convention. It lists 113 members and includes special issues of Alpha, Brennschluss, Fission, Femizine, Hyphen and Satellite as well as trail for the forthcoming Nadir which seemingly never happened.

The Liverpool Group presented their tapera The March of Slime and the convention saw several fans wearing propeller beanies and, according to Rob Hansen, 'the first real appearance of costuming at a British convention'. The convention gave awards to Ted Tubb as author of the year and Eye as best fanzine, the latter accepted by Vin¢ Clarke.

Attendees[edit]

In the table below names marked (A) are known attendees, names marked (AN) are known attendees who are not on the membership list, and names marked (N) are members who are known to have not been present. The remainder may have attended. In many cases that's the limit of our knowledge about them and where this is the case there won't be a page for them until and unless we find out some more. Names to which this applies are in italics. Additionally names marked * are family members of attendees who likely weren't fans per se.

This is work in progress. Names are being checked to see if they're here under variants.

  1. Don Allen (A)
  2. John Ashcroft (A)
  3. Mal Ashworth (A)
  4. Joe Ayres
  5. M. Beardsley
  6. Ron Bennett (A)
  7. Eric Bentcliffe (A)
  8. Irene Boothroyd (A)
  9. Syd Bounds (A)
  10. H. Brock
  11. John Brunner (A)
  12. Daphne Buckmaster (A)
  13. Ron Buckmaster (A)
  14. Ken Bulmer (A)
  15. Pam Bulmer (AN)
  16. Brian Burgess (A)
  17. Alan Burns (A)
  18. Joan Burns *
  19. Bert Campbell (AN)
  20. J. W. Campbell
  21. Peter Campbell
  22. Ted Carnell
  23. Joan Carr
  24. Jim Cawthorn
  25. Meredith Chatterton (A)
  26. Harry Clements (AN)
  27. Vin¢ Clarke (A)
  28. W. G. Clarke
  29. Dave Cohen (A)
  30. Tony Cooper (A)
  31. J. Coozens
  32. Denny Cowen (A)
  33. Kathryn M. Cowen *
  34. Alfred Dean
  35. Charles Duncombe
  36. P. Emery
  37. Cyril Evans (AN)
  38. Frances Evans (A)
  39. R. P. Everett (A)
  40. John Russell Fearn
  41. Reg Fieldhouse
  42. Pete Fox
  43. G. Gibson
  44. Tony Glynn
  45. Joy Goodwin (A)
  46. John B. Hall (A)
  47. Peter Hamilton (A)
  48. Paul Hammett (A)
  49. Chuck Harris (A)
  50. Bill Harrison (A)
  51. B. Hill
  52. Arthur F. Hillman
  53. E. R. James
  54. Jan Jansen
  55. Terry Jeeves (A)
  56. Eric Jones (AN)
  57. Tony Klein (AN)
  58. Al Lee
  59. Brian Lewis
  60. Ethel Lindsay (A)
  61. Nigel Lindsay
  62. George Lye
  63. Don MacKay
  64. Lil MacKay
  65. Renee MacKay
  66. Connie Mackenzie
  67. Stuart Mackenzie
  68. Michael Mansfield (A)
  69. Shirley Marriott (A)
  70. Jim Marshall
  71. Jim McArthur
  72. Ken McIntyre
  73. Archie Mercer (A)
  74. Frank Milnes (A)
  75. Jim Mooney
  76. Peter Moor
  77. Dan Morgan
  78. Orville W. Mosher
  79. Eric Needham (A)
  80. Dave Newman (A)
  81. Stan Nuttall (A)
  82. Sheila O'Donnell (A)
  83. Nic Oosterbaan (AN)
  84. R. Ogier (A)
  85. John Owen
  86. David Page (AN)
  87. Bill Panter
  88. Derek Pickles
  89. Brian Poole
  90. Ken Potter (A)
  91. Dorothy Ratigan (AN)
  92. Jim Ratigan (AN)
  93. Peter Reaney (A)
  94. Peter Rigby
  95. John Roles (A)
  96. Pete Royle (AN)
  97. Sandy Sanderson (A)
  98. Ina Shorrock (A)
  99. Norman Shorrock (A)
  100. Frank Simpson (A)
  101. Ken Skelton
  102. Ken Slater (A)
  103. Ken Smith[1]
  104. Margo Statten[2]
  105. Pete Taylor (A)
  106. Mike Tealby
  107. Arthur Thomson (AN)
  108. Tony Thorne
  109. E. C. Tubb (A)
  110. Con Turner
  111. Harry Turner
  112. Brian Varley (A)
  113. Mike Wallace (A)
  114. Norman Wansborough (A)
  115. Norman Weedall (A)
  116. Cyril Whitaker
  117. Betty White
  118. Eddie White (AN)
  119. Tom White
  120. Taffy Williams
  121. Madeleine Willis (A)
  122. Walt Willis (A)
  123. Jack Wilson
  124. Geoff Wingrove
  125. Dave Wood (AN)
  126. Cathie Youden (A)



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  1. ↑ This could be K. E. Smith. He was from Liverpool and Ken Smith is from Manchester and they're relatively close. However, Smith is a very common name.
  2. ↑ The assumption here is that this is a joke allusion to Vargo Statten. Archie Mercer also quotes 'Margo' in Archive #13 (Autumn 1957), presumably in a similar vein.


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