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L
iverpool colleagues and
friends said farewell to poet,
trade unionist and socialist
Peter McGovern last month
after he died in his sleep aged
79.
He was widely known for
writing the song, “In My
Liverpool Home” in 1961, a
song that became such a part
of the city’s culture that many
believed it was written in the
19th century.
Peter was born into a
Liverpool Irish family of 14
children and he gained his love
of folk-singing and story-
telling from his father.
He met his wife Audrey in
Liverpool and when she took
up an NUR job in London he
followed and became a
railwayman himself.
He started as a wheel-tapper
in 1950 and retired as a safety
manager in 1990.
Pete was chair of Liverpool
No 5 branch for many years
until retirement.
He remained active and
campaigned for pensions to be
linked to the cost of living.
Just before Pete passed
away at his Wales holiday
home, he was pleased that his
beloved Liverpool FC won,
particularly that Robbie Fowler
scored as he had written a song
for his wedding.
Peter always a guest of the
annual RMT engineering grades
conference and delegates paid
their respects but missed his
jokes and stories at this year’s
meeting in Fort William.
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ACROSS
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This year’s women’s FA Cup winners (7)
8
Workplace eatery (7)
10
Scouser with famous broken foot (6)
11
Achieved; reached (8)
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Nil (4)
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“---- hole” - the golf-club bar (10)
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Talking heads with the latest (11)
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Retired folk (10)
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Mungo, a Scottish explorer (4)
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Mohammed Ali thought he was -- and so
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Earlies, lates or graveyard (6)
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Erased (7)
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Insects (7)
DOWN
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Not straight; dishonest (7)
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If you’re likened to one of these you’re not
fat! (8)
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Deep gorge or ravine (6)
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Produced milk (8)
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Workers’ weapon (6)
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Warms again (7)
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You can do your washing here (11)
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Bathed under stream of water (8)
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Renews mortar on brickwork (8)
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Hirsute, like Santa or Jeremy Corbyn (7)
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Male relation; fellow trade unionist (7)
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weighing machine; fishy exterior (6)
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English county (6)
Pete McGovern