johndawsonjune1955

So if he retired at 70, it must have been 1941(not 1951) either that or he worked till he was 80. (that's if you have his year of birth right)

more than likely i just went off what was on the rear of pic, and it is obviously a mistake.

thanks for pointing that out Keith

This was from 1949 for the recruitment of young miners.

This recruitment add is from 1971.

John - those images of the 'application form' are great .... what sort of date would they have been?

With Nationalisation came new coal cutting machines and, thousands of miners were wanted, including apprentices.

Just as Adam has posted is correct.

Here is Barrington Colliery as it looked in 1916.

Just looking at my notes

John Marshall was born in 1871 and after the war he was also involved as a shaft sinker at Barrington and Netherton.

This pic is of John Marshall of Barrington who was a sinker for the Bedlington Coal Company.

He is pictured in his uniform during World War One.

John Marshall worked on widening the Margery Shaft at Bedlington 'A' Pit.

Four of Mr Marshalls five sons also worked with him in the pits at various times.

John Marshall retired in 1951, aged 70 years.

Its nice to put history online that is of interest to the forum users.

Anyone related to him ?

I will put more up soon.

yes. they said you got a job in the mines you had a job for life.

How wrong that was

On a good note 200 ex coal miners set on at the pot-ash mine in Yorkshire and 80 more needed very soon.

Here is something interesting i thought i would share with the forum users

interesting this topic.

Morpeth used to do public hangings as well as in the gaol.

However, i have never looked into it further.

Where were the public hangings at Morpeth.

And, what was George Hunter hung for ?

I know the term "Gala Day" was from Gallows Day when even children had time off from schooling to watch the hangings.

Can we build on this topic ?

we only got the odd day trip.

parents couldnt afford us to go on the longer trips

not to worry, trips to blyth and on the submarine, alnwick, warkworth, bambra castle, seahouses.

yes enjoyed them.

i loved seeing the submarines at blyth in 1968 i think it was.

happy days Maggie

A methodist childhood is an interesting life story that gives an insight into our locality by Victor Murray.

In it he mentions the Irish / Orangemen connection.

Really cracking book to read.

My father believed the Swanns employed people from Ireland because there was an Orangemen connection.

They used to parade at Bedlington and Choppington

Heres a good pic of Backworth Colliery for you where ya dad w0rked

In the new book, it seems Emily has a Bedlington family connection. There was even a pit sunk by the Family.

The Emily Inspires exhibition opens on Saturday at Morpeth Town Hall and continues until Sept 15th.

The scarf will only be there until the 15th June, when a weekend of events to commemorate the anniversary take place.

It seems there is to be a procession from Morpeth Railway Station to Saint Mary's Churchyard following the route of her funeral cortège. Then a church service.

The scarf is allowed, by its owner Barbara Gorna, to be on permanent display in the Houses of Parliament.

Thats a nice way to remember her and the person for the scarf to let it be displayed permanently at Parliament.

Sadly, we won't be around for the next 100 year to remember, but the forum users have definately had a good contribution to this topic for us.

Thats it for me on this topic, just need the know about the Bedlington connection really.

You didn't answer my questions, Maggie, and I don't understand your reasoning, BUT try this one, from Germaine Greer of all people.

http://www.telegraph...tte-martyr.html

Last weeks Morpeth Herald carried a letter from a lady living in Bedfordshire.

She said as a former resident of Morpeth, that she was 'absolutely amazed at the extensive research that the author Maureen Howes had undertaken in researching her book "A Sufferagette's Family Album"

She feels that a film MUST be made of this story.

I don't know about the psychiatric hospital, John, but she had a record of arson attacks and militancy and I read somewhere that fellow suffragettes said she worked, at times, without their sanction. She did have many 'stays' in women's prisons and threw herself down some iron steps once. My main argument ALL ALONG in this thread is that the whole affair could have been handled better. The jockey could have been killed and the suffragette movement could have been damaged by such an incident. Even suffragettes agree on that point. By all accounts she seems to have been a loose cannon but she became a martyr and only bad guys go against martyrs, so I'll dust off my black hat and wait for the audience to boo and hiss at me. PS Even historians are mixed about this whole incident. I wish people would just let her RIP.

Thanks for clearing that up Keith

Another two pics

Have a look at these two pics

superb pics. the one with the houses is the one i like as i have never seen it before and the detail is brilliant.

many thanks for posting them

Just thinking about this again. Is i right that Emily had been in a phychiatric hospital twice prior to her death ?

I think that is correct ?

Thats interesting Maggie, and maybe a possibility.

Maybe need to look a little further into that and see what else has been said.

Sadly, the only one with the answers is dead (Emily)

They probably began there cricket days like this pic ?

Families living in Stead Lane around 1940s -

1 - Rankin

3 - Patterson (3a Miss Young)

5 - Creigh (Doyles Shop)

7 - Pearman

9 - Mole

11 - Dott (11a Warren)

13 - Wilson

15 - Tighe

17 - Ellis

19 -

21 - Birch

23 - Powers

25 -

27 - Jones

29 - Mole

31 - Richardson

33 -

35 -

37 - Carey

39 - Hall

41 -

43 - Thompson

45 - Shadforth

47 - Pallister

49 - Robinson Chapman

51 - Simpson

53 - Robson

55 - Jennings

57 - Cramer

59 - Murphy

61 - Brown

63 - Green

65 - Dixon

67 - Jackson

69 - Green

71 - Gallon

2 - Price

4 - Mood

6 - Arries

8 - Hebron

10 - Thompson

12 - Mole

14 - Grand

16 - Reed

18 - Napier

20 - Wilson

22 - Hewitson

24 - Adamson

26 - Dunsmore

28 - Bainbridge

30 - Smith

32 - Walker

34 - Bainbridge Temple

36 - Cairns

38 - Miller

If anyone can fill in any of the gaps for Stead Lane or the previous streets it would be appreciated.