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Forum: The Lost Villages, Radcliffe and Chevington Drift. 21-05-2014, 01:42 PM

Replies: 13 Newburgh Colliery Explosion Views: 14,172 Posted By janwhin Here's another little bit of the history of... Here's another little bit of the history of Newburgh Pit from 1912. The Morpeth Herald of 29 March was reporting snippets about the 1912 strike but for Newburgh it had the following: "At the...

Forum: The Lost Villages, Radcliffe and Chevington Drift. 15-04-2014, 10:05 AM

Replies: 13 Newburgh Colliery Explosion Views: 14,172 Posted By janwhin From what I've picked up, it seems the Government... From what I've picked up, it seems the Government took over the pits during the war and then handed them back. Northumberland had record outputs during the war years. Newburgh seems to have restarted...

Forum: The Lost Villages, Radcliffe and Chevington Drift. 13-04-2014, 09:28 PM

Replies: 13 Newburgh Colliery Explosion Views: 14,172 Posted By janwhin Interesting isn't it. It looks like Newburgh was... Interesting isn't it. It looks like Newburgh was the most dispensable of the pits in the Broomhill group and as they say, they hadn't been paying a dividend to directors. From what I've been looking...

Forum: The Lost Villages, Radcliffe and Chevington Drift. 13-04-2014, 02:56 PM

Replies: 13 Newburgh Colliery Explosion Views: 14,172 Posted By janwhin And there you have it: Newcastle Journal, 14... And there you have it: Newcastle Journal, 14 November 1914: "A large number of the men and boys who were thrown out of work by the closing of Newburgh Pit have since found employment elsewhere,...

Forum: The Lost Villages, Radcliffe and Chevington Drift. 13-04-2014, 02:51 PM

Replies: 13 Newburgh Colliery Explosion Views: 14,172 Posted By janwhin The deaths of Ainsley and Hume seems to have... The deaths of Ainsley and Hume seems to have presented an opportunity for the colliery owners, Newcastle Journal, 19 October 1914: "On Saturday, a meeting of the workmen at the Newburgh Colliery was...

Forum: The Lost Villages, Radcliffe and Chevington Drift. 13-04-2014, 02:42 PM

Replies: 13 Newburgh Colliery Explosion Views: 14,172 Posted By janwhin A different slant on the run down of Newburgh in... A different slant on the run down of Newburgh in WW1 appears in the Newcastle Journal on 13 August 1914: "The Central Hall, Amble, was crowded on the occasion of a public meeting held to consider...

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