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Jack Tar (also Jacktar, Jack-tar or Tar) is a common English term that was originally used to refer to seamen of the Merchant Navy or the Royal Navy, particularly during the British Empire. By World War I the term was used as a nickname for those in the US Navy . [ 1 ]
Swansea Jack was a black retriever with a longish coat. He was similar in appearance to a modern Flat-Coated Retriever, [2] but was instead identified at the time as a Newfoundland dog, despite being considerably smaller and lighter in build than the typical modern Newfoundland dog, possibly because he was reported to have been born in Newfoundland. [3]
Abbey-Jacks, Blacks, Blackjacks. Nelson Smelly Nellies (pejorative) Newark-on-Trent Trentsiders, Wankers (anagram) Newbiggin-by-the-Sea Big'uns New Brighton Newbos Newcastle upon Tyne Geordies, Barcodes (the football team play in black and white striped shirts) Newton Abbot Mutant Scabbies Norfolk
According to Swansea University history professor Martin Johnes, Jack was a nickname for sailors, who would be described in other cities by their hometown, hence "Swansea Jack". A famed local canine lifeguard in the 1930s was coincidentally named Swansea Jack, helping popularise the name further. Johnes said that the association of the Jack ...
Swansea (/ ˈ s w ɒ n z i / SWON-zee; Welsh: Abertawe [abɛrˈtawɛ]) is a coastal city and the second-largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Swansea (Welsh: Dinas a Sir Abertawe). [4] The city is the twenty-fifth largest in the United Kingdom.
This is a list of current countries and territories with a flag that incorporates the Union Flag.Five Commonwealth nations have the Union Flag on their national flag. The first Commonwealth country to drop the Union Flag was Canada in 1965, after adopting a new national flag.
Although jack-o-lanterns adorning every doorway are the norm, most people don’t know why. We’ll share the secret of the season’s most ubiquitous decoration. Their origin has to do with the ...
Jack to a King: The Swansea Story is a 2014 British documentary film (directed by Marc Evans [2]) about the Swansea City Football Club's history from July 2001 to May 2011. . It focuses on the club's rise from almost going out of business at the bottom of the Football League to the glamour of the Premier League.