ISLE OF DOGS DECLARES INDEPENDENCE.—The self-proclaimed “president” of the Isle of Dogs, Mr Ted Johns, relaxing with his family at his home on the island. The Isle of Dogs, a 618-acre island in the heart of London’s dockland, separated from the mainland by two swing bridges, declared its “independence” from the controlling Borough of Tower Hamlets in an effort to get more schools, lower rents, and a better bus service.
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Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32252, 21 March 1970, Page 17
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70ISLE OF DOGS DECLARES INDEPENDENCE.—The self-proclaimed “president” of the Isle of Dogs, Mr Ted Johns, relaxing with his family at his home on the island. The Isle of Dogs, a 618-acre island in the heart of London’s dockland, separated from the mainland by two swing bridges, declared its “independence” from the controlling Borough of Tower Hamlets in an effort to get more schools, lower rents, and a better bus service. Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32252, 21 March 1970, Page 17
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