Hallowe'en Waitresses at Wellworths café at Waterloo Place in Derry.

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45 great photos from Derry & Inishowen back in October 1983

By Brendan McDaid

Published 12th Oct 2023, 17:05 BST

Updated 12th Oct 2023, 17:56 BST

We’ve been back in the archives to bring you some images of the faces and places making the news 40 years ago back in October 1983.

Photos: Derry Journal archive.

Don Bosco's FC presentation dinner at the Everglades.

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Don Bosco's FC presentation dinner at the Everglades. Photo: DJ Archive

Dance class at St Columb's Hall.

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Dance class at St Columb's Hall. Photo: DJ Archive

Dance class at St Columb's Hall.

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Dance class at St Columb's Hall. Photo: DJ Archive

Dance class at St Columb's Hall.

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Dance class at St Columb's Hall. Photo: DJ Archive

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