Jojo
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My half brother Colin Jordan. Who died suddenly at home earlier this year. He'd often nip up and drive around the areas he grew up in; North Ridge, Netherton colliery, Steadlands Square, Clement Avenue etc. -
Humford Woods. I dunno... I moved away in 1976. -
No, I'm someone elses. -
Born some 13 years later.
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That's worth a toot of the Netherton tankie. Top posting.
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Aye, I remember him going on about spiders in the netty.
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Neh botha owa here how. Canny ti read it all through wi neh botha at all. Divvint let the crack diy oot neh matter how many puzzled fyeces luck on.
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Mother & father both born at Netherton and father worked down the pit as did just about everyone else did back then; uncle, cousins etc. I was brought up on what's known as "Pit talk", certain vocabulary I still weave into conversation to this day, but is usually met with confusion. For example - "You gave me a gliff before" = You gave me a fright earlier. Does anyone still use these terms today or have they died out? Another one; "Mind, that gully's sharp" = watch as that knife is sharp. "I walked into the bliddy cheble" = I've walked into that bloody table. Silly daft geordie twang I guess, but localised in certain pit villages. I couldn't imagine anyone saying the same stuff in Consett, for example. Anyway, paying homage to the old school on how your Grandad might have talked about Lonnens, Sculleries, Clarts and Nyuks.
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The name Cunningham strikes a chord with me. I remember my dad always talking about a Jack Cunningham and a Sally Cunningham. -
As me father would say "Am bliddy sick ov it". Hope you're all alright up that way. Wait it out, that's all we can do.
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My auntie Nellie! :) xx miss her like mad. Turnbull was her married name.
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cheers bud. -
He did, but now lost in time. Thanks for the name change. He was well chuffed when he saw it some years back in a photography shop window.
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Deffo my dad Joseph Kelly Halliday. In fact he burst into tears upon seeing a copy in a shop window down East End Front Street one time and immediately asked to buy it. Robin Hood and his Merry Men was the play.
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Are you sure about #4? My dad was sure that was him.
