Underground connection.
Yes, my father told of going through from the Broomhill workings to Newbrough when he was about 16 years old. He worked in the North side of Broomhill and a deputy took him through some air doors one day and there were Newbrough men working there , this would be in the early 1920's.
Newbrough was linked to Hauxley as the whole of the shaft bottom area at Hauxley was won out from Newbrough through the Hauxley drift ,a mile long stone drift driven for the purpose, water was sent through to be pumped at Newbrough,
Alan J.
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