SEWING FACTORIES

[bhelena]

 DOES ANY ONE REMEMBER THE STAR SEWING FACTORY IN NUBIA ST ON THE DONEGAL RD AND WHEN IT CLOSED

[Val]

I do remember it but I don't know when it closed. My brother-in-law I believed worked there at one time so I could ask him when he gets back from vacation in 2 weeks if you haven't got the answer by then.   Val

[bhelena]

I do remember it but I don't know when it closed. My brother-in-law I believed worked there at one time so I could ask him when he gets back from vacation in 2 weeks if you haven't got the answer by then.   Val

there was not too many guys working there

[Val]

I could be wrong but I sure remember the Star....so I will still check on it. .Val

[james sinclair]

  doe;s anybody remember the shipyard  served my time there
  was asst foreman during the building of the canberra  known mostly
  as wee jimmy        married a girl out off chamberlain st
   one of a large family [ irvines]  my wife was looking for her old chum
   called hilda sloan lived in mashona   st castlereagh rd

                if you hnow anything  please post
                                   jimmy

[Val]

How many wee Jimmy's were there in the yard.   My father-in-law Jimmy Henry worked in the yard. Did you know Big Joe Reid he was a foreman, did foremen wear a bowler hat? Big Joe wasfrom Sandy Row and he had son's work there as well. My cousin Kenny Johnston worked there also and he had a really bad fall, he almost died.
Jimmy, what year was the Canberra Built, I will talk to my Pop.   Val

[andy]

"bhelena",   i remember the star, i used to work in the
 ulidia clothing co across the donegall road, but i dont
 remember when it closed down, someone in the forum
 will know. did you live on the donegall road.

[bhelena]

"bhelena",   i remember the star, i used to work in the
 ulidia clothing co across the donegall road, but i dont
 remember when it closed down, someone in the forum
 will know. did you live on the donegall road.

was the ulilia in albion st on the donegal rd

[bhelena]

"bhelena",   i remember the star, i used to work in the
 ulidia clothing co across the donegall road, but i dont
 remember when it closed down, someone in the forum
 will know. did you live on the donegall road.

i did not see the did you live on the donegal bit no i did not buti did work in 3 factories there the star the tyrone and the ulidia i suppose all of them are gone the good old days

[jamie]

does anyone remember ther beltex factory near flax st ardoyne     think they made ladies undies for Etams in Royal avenue.  Believe E T A M meant  everything to attract men!!!!!!!   tks jamie

[bhelena]

does anyone remember ther beltex factory near flax st ardoyne     think they made ladies undies for Etams in Royal avenue.  Believe E T A M meant  everything to attract men!!!!!!!   tks jamie

hi jamie i used to work in the mourn on the old park my friend worked in aplace that made underwear i think its the one your talking about

[jamie]

yES i AM SURE IT IS bHELENE  A lot of the girls from Ardoyne worked there
It was near a button factory and the dumps.    Jamie

[bhelena]

yES i AM SURE IT IS bHELENE  A lot of the girls from Ardoyne worked there
It was near a button factory and the dumps.    Jamie

we were not from ardoyne she was from andersonstown and i was from beechmount

[arder lavery]

my sister and i both worked in the beltex for a while, they made womens underwear,
it was in ardoyne ave, just off flax st

[bhelena]

my sister and i both worked in the beltex for a while, they made womens underwear,
it was in ardoyne ave, just off flax st

hi my friends was kathleen gibson from the glen rd it was a long time ago late 60s there cant be many stitching places left there was a good lot of them on the donegal rd. ..