Here we look back at photos of Oxfordshire from the Oxford Mail archive in 1976.
It was a year when women protested about domestic abuse outside County Hall, and a white pony held up a commuter train before being safely returned to its owner.
Women across the city gathered to commemorate victims of abuse in May 1976.
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Mothers and their children demonstrated outside the County Hall buildings, in New Road, as a wreath was laid by the Women’s Aid refuge.
The wreath was set to mark the violence women had suffered at the hands of men.
It was laid outside the building’s entrance before being carried to Martyrs Memorial, in St Giles.
The act was part of a nationwide demonstration supporting a private members bill to tighten up enforcement of injunction.
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The same year, a white took an early morning stroll across a train line in 1976.
The pony trotted in front of the 5.03am Oxford to Cowley train, turning the three-mile journey into a one-horse race.
The animal’s antics added an extra 35 minutes on to the usual ten-minute journey.
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It was later happily returned to its 10-year-old Littlemore owner.
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This story was written by Andy Ffrench, he joined the team more than 20 years ago and now covers community news across Oxfordshire.
Get in touch with him by emailing: Andy.ffrench@newsquest.co.uk
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