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Durham Mining Disasters C 1700 1950s
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Author : Maureen Anderson
language : en
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Release Date : 2008
Durham Mining Disasters C 1700 1950s written by Maureen Anderson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Coal mine accidents categories.
It is now over half a century since the last coalmining disaster to affect the lives and families of people living and working on what became known as the Great Northern Coalfield. This was the first area of Britain where mining developed on a large scale but at tremendous human cost. Mining was always a dangerous occupation, especially during the nineteenth century and in the years before nationalization in 1947. Safety was often secondary to profit. It was the disasters emanating from explosions of gas that caused the greatest loss of life, decimating local communities. In tight-knit mining settlements virtually every household might be affected by injury or loss of life, leaving widows and children with little or no means of support. At Haswell in 1844 95 men and boys perished; 164 died at Seaham in 1880 and 168 at West Stanley in 1909. This volume provides us with an account of these and all the other pit disasters in County Durham from the 1700s to the 1950s
Durham Mining Disasters C 1700 1950s
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Author : Maureen Anderson
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2008-10-16
Durham Mining Disasters C 1700 1950s written by Maureen Anderson and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-10-16 with History categories.
It is now over half a century since the last coalmining disaster to affect the lives and families of people living and working on what became known as the Great Northern Coalfield. This was the first area of Britain where mining developed on a large scale but at tremendous human cost. Mining was always a dangerous occupation, especially during the nineteenth century and in the years before nationalization in 1947. Safety was often secondary to profit. It was the disasters emanating from explosions of gas that caused the greatest loss of life, decimating local communities. In tight-knit mining settlements virtually every household might be affected by injury or loss of life, leaving widows and children with little or no means of support. At Haswell in 1844 95 men and boys perished; 164 died at Seaham in 1880 and 168 at West Stanley in 1909. This volume provides us with an account of these and all the other pit disasters in County Durham from the 1700s to the 1950s
Northumberland And Cumberland Mining Disasters
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Author : Maureen Anderson
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2009-10-01
Northumberland And Cumberland Mining Disasters written by Maureen Anderson and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-01 with History categories.
Part One includes an overview of early disasters, multiple fatalities, from 1710. Part Two, 1806-1841 concerns disasters, under the theme of 'Pit Children'.Part Three, 1844-1888, covers a variety of accidents including explosions and floodings and is called 'Fire, Air and Water'. The final section, Part Four, covers modern disasters, from 1910-1951. The day-to-day life of a miner was fraught with danger, especially when pits were in private hands. Despite government inspection and regulation accidents occurred and they devastated local families and communities. The tragedies included great acts of bravery by volunteer and official rescue teams and they attracted widespread press and media coverage. The great disasters include Hartley (204 deaths), Wallsend (102 fatalities) and Whitehaven (104). The author has taken great care to chronicle each event and compile lists of the dead, including their dependents. The book should be of great value to anyone interested in coal mining, social and family history.
Pit Lasses
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Author : Denise Bates
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2012-05-10
Pit Lasses written by Denise Bates and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-10 with History categories.
Women have long been recognised as the backbone of coalmining communities, supporting their men. Less well known is the role which they played as the industry developed, working underground or at the pit head. The year 2012 is the 170th anniversary of the publication of the Report of the Second Childrens Employment Commission. The report caused public outrage in May 1842, revealing that halfdressed women worked underground alongside naked men. Three months later, to protect them from moral corruption, females were banned from working underground. The Commissions report has been neglected as a historical source with the same few quotations widely used to illustrate the same headline points. And yet, across the country, around 350 women and girls described their lives and work. Together, this report and the 1841 census, produce a detailed and surprising picture of a female miner at work, at home and in her community. After 1842 females were still allowed to work above ground. Following a painful transition in the mid-1840s when some former female miners suffered severe hardship women forged a new role at pit heads in Lancashire and Scotland, and then fought to retain it against opposition from many men.This book examines the social, economic and political factors affecting nineteenth-century female coalminers, drawing out the largely untapped evidence within contemporary sources and challenging long-standing myths. It contains what may be the first identified photograph of a female miner who gave evidence in 1842 and reveals the future lives of some of those who gave evidence to the Royal Commission.
Tracing Your Coalmining Ancestors
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Author : Brian Elliott
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2014-02-11
Tracing Your Coalmining Ancestors written by Brian Elliott and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-11 with Reference categories.
“A meticulous mixture of social and family history . . . Whether or not you have mining connections, this is an interesting socio-economic read.” —Your Family Tree In the 1920s there were over a million coalminers working in over 3000 collieries across Great Britain, and the industry was one of the most important and powerful in British history. It dominated the lives of generations of individuals, their families, and communities, and its legacy is still with us today—many of us have a coalmining ancestor. Yet family historians often have problems in researching their mining forebears. Locating the relevant records, finding the sites of the pits, and understanding the work involved and its historical background can be perplexing. That is why Brian Elliott’s concise, authoritative and practical handbook will be so useful, for it guides researchers through these obstacles and opens up the broad range of sources they can go to in order to get a vivid insight into the lives and experiences of coalminers in the past. His overview of the coalmining history—and the case studies and research tips he provides—will make his book rewarding reading for anyone looking for a general introduction to this major aspect of Britain’s industrial heritage. His directory of regional and national sources and his commentary on them will make this guide an essential tool for family historians searching for an ancestor who worked in coalmining underground, on the pit top or just lived in a mining community. As featured in Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine and the Barnsley Chronicle.
Great Pit Disasters Great Britain 1700 To The Present Day
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Author : Helen Duckham
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973
Great Pit Disasters Great Britain 1700 To The Present Day written by Helen Duckham and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Coal Mine Disasters In The Modern Era C 1900 1980
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Author : Brian Elliott
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2017-02-28
Coal Mine Disasters In The Modern Era C 1900 1980 written by Brian Elliott and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-28 with Technology & Engineering categories.
“These haunting images, with well-researched facts, figures and timelines providing context, bring the bygone era of 20th-century coal mining to life.”—Family Tree Although everyday fatalities in mines was far greater, it was the disasters that encouraged those in power to reform the way in which miners had to work underground, especially with regard to safety. And it would be no exaggeration to say that it was the disasters that greatly contributed to bringing the coal industry into national control. Sadly, for bereaved individuals and families, nothing could really compensate for the loss of one or more of a loved one. The impact of the big disasters, where hundreds of men and boys—one or two generations—were lost, immediately, the impact was massive, and continued to be felt many years afterwards. New and restored disaster memorials bear testimony to the great respect that former mining communities continue to have for their “lost miners.” Using many previously unpublished images, and a carefully supportive text, the author provides a detailed overview of mining disasters in the modern era, from the early 1900s to the 1980s. It is the first book of its kind to attempt such a large project in pictorial form with a foreword by Ceri Thompson, curator of the Big Pit, the Welsh national mining museum. The book is published at a particularly poignant time, after the recent closure of Britain’s last deep coal mine. “So many remarkable photographs and drawings: The story may be tragic, but it is one that lies at the very heart of the history of coal mining in Britain.”—WDYTYA? magazine
The Pit Sinkers Of Northumberland And Durham
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Author : Peter Ford Mason
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2012-08-01
The Pit Sinkers Of Northumberland And Durham written by Peter Ford Mason and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-01 with History categories.
Shaft sinking for the extraction of minerals has taken place for centuries, and for much of this time, coal mining was carried out in the North East of England. Various methods of pit sinking developed from the use of shallow bell pits to the excavation of deep shafts, in order to access rich seams of coal and other minerals for sale in rapidly urbanising areas such as London. In the close mining communities of Northumberland and Durham, those who dug the initial shafts, the sinkers themselves, were regarded as the mining elite. This book not only tells the story of mining itself, through upheaval and technological developments, but also focuses on the lives of miners and their families above ground in the emerging pit towns adn villages; places where religion adn miners' galas were an integral part of life. Peter Ford Mason, descended from three generations of County Durham miners, has written a fascinating investigation onto miming society, which makes a compelling read for anyone interested in the social history of the North East or the mining industry as a whole.
Water Management At Abandoned Flooded Underground Mines
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Author : Christian Wolkersdorfer
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2008-02-01
Water Management At Abandoned Flooded Underground Mines written by Christian Wolkersdorfer and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-02-01 with Science categories.
This book addresses the processes related to mine abandonment from a hydrogeological perspective and provides a comprehensive presentation of water management and innovative tracer techniques for flooded mines. After an introduction to the relevant hydrogeochemical processes the book gives detailed information about mine closure procedures. The book also includes case studies and hints, and some new methodologies for conducting tracer tests in flooded mines.
The Great Northern Coalfield 1700 1900 Illustrated Notes On The Durham And Northumberland Coalfield
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Author : Frank Atkinson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1968
The Great Northern Coalfield 1700 1900 Illustrated Notes On The Durham And Northumberland Coalfield written by Frank Atkinson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1968 with Technology & Engineering categories.