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, and a considerable proportion have enlisted in Kitchener's Army. The older men are finding it rather difficult to get work, but the local branch secretary in a communication to the Miners' Association, Burt Hall, Newcastle, says he does not think there will be many come on to the funds of the union in respect of stoppage relief pay."
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