Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)

8 hours ago, Paul d said:

My dad Robin Davidson worked at Netherton Colliery and was sadly killed in a shot firing accident in April 1968 he was married to a netherton lass Peggy Seccombe I remember going to the pit canteen with my dad when he collected his pay on a Friday  

Paul

Have you ever looked at the Durham Mining Museum (DMM) site?

the works and The site covers mining in the Northern part of England i.e. County Durham (DUR), Northumberland (NBL), Cumberland (CUL), Westmorland (WES) and the Ironstone mines of North Yorkshire (NRY).

The DMM site is ran by volunteers and they record information on lives lost during the mining period. I do not know a lot about the organisation but a couple of years ago I was helping someone to get the info on their grandfathers tragic accident at the doctor Pit and I got in touch with the DMM ‘Webmaster’ (email address = webmaster@dmm.org.uk ) who updates all the records and info on the site. He told me it was an antiquated system (don’t know what computer system and software they use) and he was the only volunteer they had to maintain and update their records and at that moment in time they have no one that could take over his role when he has to call it a day.

I checked out the DMM site to see if they had a record for your dad and these are the extracts from the site :-   

4 hours ago, Richard Pyle said:

It is from the old-maps.co.uk site and labeled 1984-1993 but I have found their dating to be a little unreliable sometimes. I hope that this helps!

Never looked at the more recent maps before, normally always looking at the maps prior to the 1960's. I see the words 'Opencast Workings' don't appear on the maps for 1951 and earlier but are on the 1961 map and subsequent. I will ask around to see if anyone knows anything about an opencast site around Netherton Colliery.

1 hour ago, Richard Pyle said:

When going through the old maps of the Bedlington area I see there was a relatively small opencast mine where Netherton Colliery once stood. I cannot find any information about this at all online. My guess is that it was given some fancy rural name to distract attention away from it. It looks to have been in operation in the 1980's. Does anyone have any details about it? Does anyone know it's dates? Who operated it? Thanks for any help you can give. Richard.

@Richard Pyle - could you post an image from one of the maps and the year the map was produced?

1.         Original copies of what can be found only in Salisbury Cathedral, Lincoln Cathedral and the British Museum?

Answer = Magna Carta

2.         On a London Underground map which line is coloured red?

Answer = Central

3.         Which Coronation Street character was played by Violet Carson?

Answer = don’t care – refuse to look it up -

4.         Which type of flower is sometimes known as heartsease?

Answer = Viola Tricolor

5.         What does cap a pie mean?

Answer = head to Foot

6.         Which war was fought 1853-1856?

Answer - Crimea

7.         Who said “When you have to kill a man it costs nothing to be polite”?

Answer = Winston Churchill

8.         Which food item is used in an annual race at Olney, Buckingham shire?

Answer = egg

9.         What is the motto of the Salvation Army?

Answer = Blood and Fire

10.      What nationality has Wimbledon champion Rod Laver?

Answer = Australian

11.      What is a Gibson Flying V?

Answer = Electric Guitar

12.      Of how many islands does the Autonomous  Region of Madeira consist? 

Answer = 3 (or it might be 8)

Madeira Islands, Portuguese Arquipélago da Madeira, archipelago of volcanic origin in the North Atlantic Ocean, belonging to Portugal. It comprises two inhabited islands, Madeira and Porto Santo, and two uninhabited groups, the Desertas and the Selvagens.

I’ll bet you didn’t know ….

Nelson’s body was brought back to England for burial pickled in a barrel of brandy to stop it decomposing on the way home.

Answer = I did - Stephen Fry told me on QI

Bugga Me - that soonds aboot rite.😏

3 hours ago, Scott85 said:

Thanks for the replies .

I’m not sure how to use this to reply to  individual comments . The Scouts  still use the building for storage as far as I’m aware . One of the instructors recently was in the building alone and herd knocking on doors inside the building . Others have reported hearing voices in the hall way when the building was empty . There is a few other tales as well .  
 

I think it fascinating either way ghosts or not to find out about the history of the building and area . 
 

 

@Scott85 - if you select/click on the blue text = 'Quote' below a comment the system copies that full comment into the next space you are about to comment in. Yon can also go back to another comment and select 'Quote' on that one and the system adds it , along with the previous selected quote, into the comment you are busy making. You can then, if you want to, delete parts of the text from the comments you have selected and then add your own comment.  

@Maggie/915 - can't read it. I assume he had a massive pay off and therefore forced to enjoy his retirement in sheer hell.

14 hours ago, Jammy said:

 Here's a story.

  On one of the weekly Friday evening meetings in the wooden hut one of the those portable paraffin heaters suddenly flared up with flames going up 3ft. One of the scouts(no names, no pack drill) grabbed a bucket of water and threw it on the heater. This is , of course, absolutely the wrong thing to do. The flame immediately went from 3ft up to the ceiling and turned along the ceiling in every direction. The ceiling was painted with gloss paint so very quickly the hall filled with black acrid choking smoke. The scouts were soon evacuating though the windows as well as the main door. The scout master grabbed a fire extinguisher and bravely got the flames under control. I don't know how he managed to withstand the conditions. The whole place stunk for months.

 

I hope 'no name' had his safety badge(s) unpicked from his sleeve

Tuesday Night - Joke Night - it's the turn of the Swedes

Why don't Scandinavians need sugar? Because they already have artificial Swedeners.

What’s the difference between a smart Swede and a unicorn? Nothing, they're both fictional characters

Why wasn't Jesus born in Sweden? He couldn't find 3 wise men or a virgin.

I asked my Swedish friend "Who are the dumbest Scandinavians? He said "Norway am I going to answer that question."

Why do Swedes always drink their milk in the store? Because on the box it says "oppnas har".

A Swede was reading the phonebook, "Forsberg... Forsberg... Forsberg... It's incredible how many phone numbers that guy has."

A blonde Swede was sitting on a bus reading the newspaper when all of a sudden she starts to cry. The Spanish guy sitting next to her asks what's wrong and she replies that 3 Brazilian soldiers were killed in a drug bust. The Spanish man agrees that the news is very sad. After a while the Swedish blonde asks, "How many is a Brazilian?"

I will have to start by saying I am a nonbeliever in the paranormal☺️.

I did attend the cubs in the late 1950's early 60's at what was then the scout hut before you got to Waverley Drive and can't remember any stories about ghosts etc. 

I will have to check with my old mates to see if they are believers and have heard any stories about believers reporting ghostly noises/feelings and sightings.

Am I right in saying that the hut I remember has been replaced with a new hut/building?

1.         What was the profession of Sheila Vogel Coupe?

Answer = prostitute

Sheila Vogel-Coupe is the oldest prostitute in the United Kingdom. Some reports from 2014 have stated that as she was 85 at the time, and she could be the oldest prostitute in the world. Twice widowed Vogel-Coupe started escorting in 2010 at the age of 81.

2.         What is the chemical symbol for arsenic?

Answer = As

Arsenic is a chemical element with the symbol As and atomic number 33. Arsenic occurs in many minerals, usually in combination with sulphur and metals, but also as a pure elemental crystal. Arsenic is a metalloid

Atomic number: 33

Atomic mass: 74.9216 u

Electron configuration: [Ar] 3d¹⁰4s²4p³

Melting point: 816.8 °C

Boiling point: 613 °C

Discoverer: Albertus Magnus

3.         In which street did the Fire of London start?

Answer = Pudding Lane

The Great Fire of London started on Sunday, 2 September 1666 in a baker's shop on Pudding Lane belonging to Thomas Farynor. Although he claimed to have extinguished the fire, three hours later at 1am, his house was a blazing inferno.

4.         Which drummer with The Who was renowned for dumping Rolls Royces in swimming pools?

Answer = Keith Moon

Moon never had a driving licence.

Rolls-Royce, which has just released a Wraith "Inspired by Music" edition has revisited various rock star tales. It calls Moon's an "over blown conflation of two stories".

In the first, Moon failed to put on his handbrake, resulting in his parked Rolls-Royce rolling into a half-constructed (and empty) swimming pool.

5.         What is the proper name of the funny bone?

Answer = ulna bone

6.         In the TV series The Likely Lads what was Bob’s girlfriend called?

Answer  Thelma

7.         Which former Chilean dictator was arrested at a west London clinic in October 1998?

Answer = General Augusto Pinochet

8.         What is the name of the box in which a ship’s compass is stored?

Answer = Binnacle

9.         What is a Honey Locust?

Answer = tree

The honey locust, also known as the thorny locust or thorny honeylocust, is a deciduous tree in the family Fabaceae, native to central North America

10.      What was the Queen Elizabeth’s sister ship?

Answer = HMS Prince of Wales

11.      How many stomachs have 3 cows and 4 horses?

Answer = 7

Cows technically only have one stomach, but it has four distinct compartments made up of Rumen, Reticulum, Omasum and Abomasum.

12.      Which year did the terror attack on World trade Centre take place? 

 Answer = 2001

On September 11, 2001, the World Trade Center became the target of a massive terrorist attack that took the lives of nearly 3,000 people.

I’ll bet you didn’t know ….

Ducks only lay eggs in the morning

I didn’t – good job it wasn’t a question, I would have had to duck that one.

I never knew they nearly always lay at the quack of dawn.

4 hours ago, anniemarr said:

Been trying to log in again. Anniemarr

 - can't find any more info from the Facebook groups

12 hours ago, Frank Fletcher said:

With regard to Sparrow house Farm. As a result of researching our family tree we got back to the 1800's in relation to Sparrow House Farm. It appears my great great great grand father lived at the farm and indeed died their in 1884 aged 68 years. He had at some point had owned about 680 acres at the Coneygarth Moor Farm which was farmland adjacent to Sparrow House Farm. In respect of its demolition,  I believe it was carried out by an American who rented almost all the NCB Farms around the 1960's.  all of which had been bought up by the Ashington Coal Company and then passed on to the NCB. His name was Roodie or Roody and during his tenancy he demolished several farm houses on some of the Farms. including both Coneygarth Moor Farm and Sparrow House Farm. 

Cheers Frank - 'anniemarr' still hasn't logged back into this group since July 4th 2019. She must have given up on us🙂 

@Canny lass - sorry - I forgot to give a one lines last night🙊

News just in! Due to panic buying Aldi have opened till number 3😷

Why did the maths book look so sad?                    Because of all it's problems😂

How many tickles does it take to make an octopus laugh?                          ten tickles🤣

1.       How many compartments are there on a British roulette wheel?

Answer 37.

The American roulette wheel has 38

2.       What is the name of the boy who features in the Winnie the Pooh series?

Answer = Christopher Robin

3.       What is the right-hand page of a book called?

Answer = recto

4.       Mustardseed is a character in which of William Shakespeare’s plays?

Answer = A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Along with Peaseblossom, Cobweb, and Moth, Mustardseed is one of the royal retainers who accompany Queen Titania in most of the Queen's scenes.

5.       By which name was Karol Józef Wojtyla better known?

Answer = Pope John Paul II

6.       The song Happy Birthday by Stevie Wonder was a tribute to whom?

Answer = Martin Luther King

7.       What is the capital of Bermuda?

Answer = Hamilton

Its population, in 2016, was 854 and is one of the smallest of any capital cities.

8.       How many horns did the dinosaur Triceratops have?

Answer = 3

9.       Scotch whisky and Drambuie make which cocktail?

Answer = Rusty Nail

10.   If dogs are canine and horses are equine, what are foxes?

Answer = Vulpine

11.   Who was the first victim of Jack the Ripper?

Answer =  Mary Ann Nichols

Known as “Polly,” was murdered early on the morning of Aug. 31, 1888, on a narrow London street called Buck's Row, becoming the first known victim of serial killer Jack the Ripper. Nichols, believed to be 42 at the time of her death, was a prostitute, like all of the murderer's victims.

12.   Which two countries play cricket for The Ashes?

Answer = England and Australia

I’ll bet you didn’t know … There are more than 17 miles of corridor in the Pentagon!

Answer = I didn’t.

The Pentagon was built in only 16 months. It is the largest low-rise office building in the world, with more than 17 miles of hallways. The building's area is 11.74 hectares. The Pentagon has 131 stairways, 284 washrooms, 4,200 clocks, 19 escalators, and 691

On 28/05/2020 at 09:50, Alan Edgar (Eggy1948) said:

Peter Osgood                       4 caps, 0 goals (1970 - 73)

Ian Storey-Moore                 1 cap, 0 goals (1970)

Tony Woodcock                  42 caps, 16 goals  (1978 - 86)

Callum Hudson-Odoi           3 caps, 0 goals (2019)

and the 5th is :-

Lieut Colonel Pelham G Von Donop -  don't know how many caps - 1st match 8th March 1873 - last match 6th March 1875.

    

Probably 20+ years ago the farther in law must have asked me this question that was in his Daily Mirror (must have been him as I haven't read through a newspaper for more years than I can remember) and I tore out the question to take to the pub with me on a Friday night when me and my mates discussed football and how to put the world to right. So this scrap of newspaper has been in my wallet for years and I had forgot about it. 

10 hours ago, Canny lass said:

Callum Hudson Odoy? Asking for my OH.

Yep -your OH is correct👍

I t must be over twenty years ago when I first saw the question in a newspaper, so long before Callum Hudson-Odoy, when it was name the 4. 

Now it's name the five and so far we have :-

Peter Osgood                       4 caps, 0 goals (1970 - 73)

Ian Storey-Moore                 1 cap, 0 goals (1970)

Tony Woodcock                  42 caps, 16 goals  (1978 - 86)

Callum Hudson-odoi           3 caps, 0 goals (2019)

and the 5th is :-

Lieut Colonel xxxxxx x xxx-xxxxx                  last match, a friendly in 1875🧐

Nope not a trick question, you have the middle three. 🤗

9 minutes ago, Ovalteeny said:

I assume you mean with the surname starting with O, so Osgood as you say; Michael Owen - 89 caps (1998-2008); William Oakley - 16 caps (1895-1901) & Russell Osman - 11 caps (1980-83) 7 Peter O'Dowd - 3 caps (1932-33). 

Nope - the surname doesn't have to start with 'O' - they just have to have 3 O's in their surname like Osgood.

I'll let you stew on it - closing down the PC for tonight

3 hours ago, Canny lass said:

PROTEST!

5 hours ago, Alan Edgar (Eggy1948) said:

 

I know it's not quiz night but this one has just popped back into my mind - dormant for over 20 years.

The question used to be - Which four footballers with 3 O's in their surname have played for England.

The question today will be :-

 Which five male footballers with 3 O's in their surname have played for the England men's team?

Ok - to quell the protest you can have a starter for dix :-

 Peter Osgood - 4 caps, 0 goals (1970–73)

@Ovalteeny might be able to help

Photo and names from Caroline Dobinson who posted this comment with the photo :- 'This is a photo my mam and dad Billy and Sarah Purvis are on it no 4 and 5 on the left and my uncle Tommy Purvis second on the right. I cannot remember what the event was but they have all obviously dressed up in opposite clothes. I presume the people are either Netherton or Bedlington as that was obviously where we lived any ideas anybody !!!

22 minutes ago, Alan Edgar (Eggy1948) said:

@Canny lass - it's me not checking what I typed again. I have corrected the above ie. - ...3 O's in their surname....

7 minutes ago, Canny lass said:

Does that mean I'm not getting 'douze points' then?

Nope - you get Nul Points - but 12 apologies from me😊

I know it's not quiz night but this one has just popped back into my mind - dormant for over 20 years.

The question used to be - Which four footballers with 3 O's in their surname have played for England.

The question today will be :-

 Which five male footballers with 3 O's in their surname have played for the England men's team?

17 hours ago, Alan Edgar (Eggy1948) said:

I know it's not quiz night but this one has just popped back into my mind - dormant for over 20 years.

The question used to be - Which four footballers with 3 O's in their surname have played for England.

The question today will be :-

 Which five male footballers with 3 O's in their surname have played for the England men's team?

@Canny lass - it's me not checking what I typed again. I have corrected the above ie. - ...3 O's in their surname....

I know it's not quiz night but this one has just popped back into my mind - dormant for over 20 years.

The question used to be - Which four footballers with O's in their surname have played for England.

The question today will be :-

 Which five male footballers with O's in their surname have played for the England men's team?