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No, but we're on the same page as far as colour and age are concerned. Two out of three's not bad! How is it with equality here on Bedders? ´Not many females about. It's a good job for you lot that i just think of myself as "one of the lads".

@James & @HIGH PIT WILMA asked about the DVD on the Bygone Bedlington FB group and 'It's Shep' (Dave Shepard -lived in Burnside in the 1950's & 60's when I knew him)- send me a message :- ' Just seen your post about the DVD of bedlington Remembered. I bought it and it is only photos and voice over of what you can see in most facebook media. whether it is worth the cost ( i don't remember what i paid) but only worth if someone wants a memory "keepsake" Alan.' I haven't heard anything back from John Dawson

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Photos showing ‘creeper’ and ‘tippler’ attached. The photo of the ‘creeper’ was taken at Crofton Mill colliery that was in Blyth The ‘creeper’ was an endlessly circulating chain driven by a motor that conveyed tubs from one level to a higher level. In the photo the chain is in the middle of the tub rails and had steel hooks spaced throughout the chain that would hook onto the axle on the underside of the tub and raise the full tubs to the tipplers. The full tub would then be pushed into a tippler that emptied the coal out of the tub onto the screens. The ‘tippler’, as the word suggests, tips the coal out of the tub. The full tub would be placed in the tippler and by pulling on the handle, the tippler would rotate 360°. At the Doctor Pit, the empty tub then ran down to the ‘creeper’ that raised the tub to the cage level ready to be sent back underground.

Hopefully in all the right places, Vic!