Coal Mining Prints - Whitburn Colliery 1879 - 1968

Coal Mining Prints - Whitburn Colliery 1879 - 196838 x 28cm signed print "No 1 Shaft 180 fathoms deep (330 meters or 1082ft) No 2 Shaft 115 fathoms deep (210 meters or 688ft) 1892 Coal Production commenced 1921 Employed 3497 men and boys 1921 Set a world record producing 18,000 tons of coal per week with a work force of 1,600 = 11. 25 tons per man 1968 Due to high water ingress as faces were developed almost three miles East under the North Sea resulting in high costs of operating, union militancy,

Early in the year of 1890 the Town Council of South Shields decided that there was a need for mens toilets in the Westoe area of the town

pop music drifting across from the fairground rides on the sea front

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Approx size 38 x 28cm

After a stint on a hot

In this painting I have tried to depict people in their little boxes getting on with their lives oblivious to what is going on to the right

Fortunately he fell onto a pile of fine dust that temporarily sealed the wound and prevented massive blood loss

overmen deputies and other officials were trained to a much higher level

In time much more powerful winding engines would be capable of handling much more heavy loads at faster speeds

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both insisted on wearing casual footwear

Security men many of whom drank in The New Crown and lived in the surrounding areas would signal their approach by whistling loudly and banging the sides of the wagons