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Does anyone know if the Broomhill Christian Mission was actually instrumental in organising the emigrations? On the face of it, it doesn't seem likely as the families in Janwhin's thread, that I've been able to track down so far, appear to have moved anywhere between 1910 and 1925. Undoubtedly, many of them will have known each other, probably working in the pits at Broomhill, Chevington, Radcliffe etc. and so if you were thinking of starting a new life somewhere else it was probably natural to go to a place where you knew there was a community of people that you already knew and that there was work for you to go to. Still, life must have been pretty hard at that time for so many of them to move to the other side of the world! I distant relative in Australia suggested that I look at this site called TROVE http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/search?adv=y It is an Australian Government site, run by the National Library, with newspapers from throughout Australia all available online and for free - they are fully searchable. So if anyone is tracing Australian family members this is probably a good site for info on them. It is being added to all the time and contains newspapers from around Australia - all for free. |
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I don't believe the Mission was instrumental in the emigrations, although a common thread was the families' Methodism. My great grandfather was sponsored by two ex Broomhill residents, Walter and John Arnott (Togston Terrace).
The Arnotts and their extended family had gone to Western Australia in 1906. Their daughter Margaret was married to William Slater! There must have been ongoing correspondence between the Arnotts and the Beverleys if they sponsored them in 1913. The local newspapers were pushing emigration to Australia and Canada too. The local newspaper article in 1906 stated that the Arnotts were responding to the "Westralian" government's opening up of new districts in small blocks to "suit the enterprising colonist." Here's the group photograph in Western Australia, along with watering cans |
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What a pity that we can't put names to the faces!
Sadly Margaret Slater (nee Arnott) died in 1920 and William then married Jane Wilson, the widow of George William Wilson in 1921. The Wilsons also emigrated to the Weston/Kurri Kurri area of NSW to work in the mines. George was killed in by a fall of stone at Hebburn Colliery (NSW not Tyne & Wear) in 1918. |
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And here's a photo of Hebburn Pit. My great uncle worked in the colliery offices there. We got the photo on a visit to the mining museum in Kurri Kurri last year.
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This was the one I was really meaning to upload.....Hebburn No.1 pit
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A Posting from RootsWeb
On 17/01/2010 17:28, Dee Dunn wrote:
> Please can anyone help with information regarding an event that occurred on the 21st December 1939 when a Hampden bomber returning to RAF Acklington crashed into the Chapel at North Broomhill, Northumberland, on the edge of the aerodrome. The bomber was from 49 Squadron and was short of fuel and having problems. As a result, the pilot was seriously injured and sadly two members of the crew were killed. That must be the sanitized "official" version of the story. In truth is that this was an early case of "friendly fire" or "blue on blue" as the military prefer. As I report at http://www.ne-diary.bpears.org.uk/Inc/ISeq_02.html#D110 "A British Hampden bomber, shot down in error by Spitfires of 602 Squadron, crashed on to the Church of Christ, Togston Terrace, Amble. The church was demolished. One person was killed and one was injured. Of the bomber's crew, one was uninjured, one was seriously injured and two were killed." This was dreadful incident in which Spitfires based at Drem engaged Hampden bombers of based at Scampton and Waddington as they returned from a difficult mission to find and attack the pocket battleship "Deutschland" which had been reported off Norway. As the bombers of 44, 49 and 83 Squadrons returned from their mission, short of fuel and in bad visibility, they decided to make for Acklington instead of their home bases, but they were misidentified by radar operators who scrambled the Spitfires from 49 and 602 Squadrons and Hurricanes from 43 Squadron. The Hampdens from 49 Squadron were intercepted by the Hurricanes but were correctly identified and escorted to a safe landing at Acklington. The remainder of the Hampdens were engaged by three of the Spitfires before they were identified as British. Two of the bombers were shot down into the sea, though all but one of the crews survived and were rescued by fishermen. A third Hampden, damaged and out of fuel, tried to reach Acklington, but struck Christ Church and burst into flames. A fourth Hampden, not involved in the friendly fire, made a forced landing in a field near Belford. Brian -- Brian Pears (Gateshead, UK) http://www.bpears.org.uk/ Joint List Admin NORTHUMBRIA Genealogy Mailing List GENUKI Northumberland Maintainer |
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Re: The Christian Mission, North Broomhill
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I haven't been near the Christian Mission for several years I must confess but, viewing on Google Earth shows it to be in a bad state of repair. Just thought I would try and clear any confusion. The two street names are very similar. |
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Derilda, thanks for the clarification it makes more sense in terms of my photograph. My dad was most likely baptised at the chapel but he only ever spoke about the church, because of it being flattened. I merged the two in my head
I don't know, one of my sisters lived in Turnbull's Buildings years ago and my uncle had a garage at the Acklington Road junction, opposite the church. |
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Re: Uncle's Garage
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They travelled various districts selling paraffin and all manner of goods that, usually, were not available to outlying areas. I also remember another occasion, when Herbie Smailes' garage had a major blaze, just a little up Acklington Road from them. Possibly about 1947. |
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Yes, my uncle was Bill Whinham, he tended to visit the more remote country areas with his van, Johnny Park was more local to Broomhill.
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as usual looking through some old threads ,came across this one about the Hamden Bomber, i feel that i must mention that i had a grandstand view of this crash. i was working for H.Smails at the time (only 15) i heard the planes coming in, and stood at the gate, watching them land, except this particular one.as he made to land a red flare came up,he then flew around to come back over the Trap (pub), the engines sounded ropey, he was losing height all the time, just missed Broughs store then bang into the chappell . being a young lad at the time i got a fright. the rest is what you have read about still makes me shiver when i think about it.... |
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Astounding Pineman, never thought we'd see a first hand account on here.
I can't imagine what it must be like to be in the vicinity of an air-crash; and these planes an not small. Frighting. |
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Plane Crash D camber 1939
This article appeared in the Newcastle Chronicle in December 1939
Hadston-Green |
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