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  '''Pipe Smoking Competition'''<br>Mr. Colin Crow, manager of the Dunhill Shop, preparing the 33 identical pipes for the contest, testing one as he doses so. Mr. Crow is also a judge in the contest. The Dunhill Pipe Smoking Competition gets underway at City Tattersalls this coming Wednesday night, 30th Oct. 33 people including three ladies will take part in the competition in teams of three. The pipes, all same size will be given to each competitor. They are competing for several prizes, the 1st being a Root Briar pipe valued at $1,500 with a gold windshield. October 29, 1980. Sydney - Australia.
  '''Pipe Smoking Competition'''<br>Mr. Colin Crow, manager of the Dunhill Shop, preparing the 33 identical pipes for the contest, testing one as he does so. Mr. Crow is also a judge in the contest. The Dunhill Pipe Smoking Competition gets underway at City Tattersalls this coming Wednesday night, 30th Oct. 33 people including three ladies will take part in the competition in teams of three. The pipes, all same size will be given to each competitor. They are competing for several prizes, the 1st being a Root Briar pipe valued at $1,500 with a gold windshield. October 29, 1980. Sydney - Australia.
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[[File:ABOUT SMOKE 4th ed p103.jpg|thumb|right|140px|About Smoke - Export 4th Ed.]]
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Alfred was born on September 30, 1872, in the Haringey neighbourhood, part of the suburban district of Hornsey, north of London. Alfred was the third of five children born to Henry Dunhill (1842-1901) and Jane Styles (1843-1922), his first cousin.
Alfred was born on September 30, 1872, in the Haringey neighborhood, part of the suburban district of Hornsey, north of London. Alfred was the third of five children born to Henry Dunhill (1842-1901) and Jane Styles (1843-1922), his first cousin.


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Sadly there is a little information on Alfred's early life predating his entrance to the family business. There are sparse information and almost no reliable references. In particular, we have a quote in a column named "Mr A. Dunhill " in The New York Times<ref name=nytobit>The New York Times (5 January 1959 - Part 3). "Alfred Dunhill, 86, tobacconist, dead". [https://www.nytimes.com/1959/01/05/archives/alfred-dunhill-86-tobacconist-dead.html NYTimes]</ref> which reports this:
Sadly there is little information on Alfred's early life predating his entrance to the family business. There are sparse information and almost no reliable references. In particular, we have a quote in a column named "Mr. A. Dunhill " in The New York Times<ref name=nytobit>The New York Times (5 January 1959 - Part 3). "Alfred Dunhill, 86, tobacconist, dead". [https://www.nytimes.com/1959/01/05/archives/alfred-dunhill-86-tobacconist-dead.html NYTimes]</ref> which reports this:


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