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 present time some 40 hewers are engaged at Newburgh Pit fighting the flames which have raged in the workings for over three years and have defied all the scientific efforts of mining engineers. The men, whose duties are very difficult, are paid at the rate of 6/8 per shift."
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