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Group singing local mining songs - little chance, collier's rant, row between the cages, trimdon grange explosion.
Group singing local mining songs - little chance, collier's rant, row between the cages, trimdon grange explosion.
dialects
Demonstrating a range of dialects - Elsdon, Allendale, Cockermouth, Allendale, Northumberland Durham border, Hexhamshire, Hexhamshire, Blanchland, Allendale, Weardale, Stokesley, Newcastle, Elsdon, Ford - subjects include mining, sheep farming, and world war one
Demonstrating a range of dialects - Elsdon, Allendale, Cockermouth, Allendale, Northumberland Durham border, Hexhamshire, Hexhamshire, Blanchland, Allendale, Weardale, Stokesley, Newcastle, Elsdon, Ford - subjects include mining, sheep farming, and world war one
Flaming Nerve music
Protest songs relating to the miner's strike, "Here we go, for the women of the working class". Contains - living in the real world, TV adverts, do you believe in Santa Claus, Greenham song, don't get married girls, Thatchernomics, O Caritas, Here we go, oo'er what a death to die, life on the dole, right on woman, la vierge rouge, get back to your homes.
Protest songs relating to the miner's strike, "Here we go, for the women of the working class". Contains - living in the real world, TV adverts, do you believe in Santa Claus, Greenham song, don't get married girls, Thatchernomics, O Caritas, Here we go, oo'er what a death to die, life on the dole, right on woman, la vierge rouge, get back to your homes.
Jock Purdon music
"Pitracide" - songs pitracide, death of a miner, union miners evermore, the pony putter, the blacklisted miners, the coalfield blues, the dirty 30 miners, don't let the bastards get you down, the doomtown rats, blackleg mining man, bogie man, the drummer boy, when you're finished killing Argies with your mouth, bang the bleazer ben, the striker's tale
"Pitracide" - songs pitracide, death of a miner, union miners evermore, the pony putter, the blacklisted miners, the coalfield blues, the dirty 30 miners, don't let the bastards get you down, the doomtown rats, blackleg mining man, bogie man, the drummer boy, when you're finished killing Argies with your mouth, bang the bleazer ben, the striker's tale
Miner's support tape
"Here we go! Miners' support tape" - music, songs and documentary material from the miners' dispute. Here we go, I'd rather be a picket, self-inflicted injury, Casey Jones, resolution of the communards, men of the media, maintenance engineer, Annie's song, busking for the miners, children of Africa, slides, maerdy, the ice cream, miner's parodies, malvinas, union maid, troops out, I don't want your millions, beloved comrade, Saltley gates - and miners giving opinions
"Here we go! Miners' support tape" - music, songs and documentary material from the miners' dispute. Here we go, I'd rather be a picket, self-inflicted injury, Casey Jones, resolution of the communards, men of the media, maintenance engineer, Annie's song, busking for the miners, children of Africa, slides, maerdy, the ice cream, miner's parodies, malvinas, union maid, troops out, I don't want your millions, beloved comrade, Saltley gates - and miners giving opinions
W. Cowburn
Seems to cover the same ground as his other interview, 1983 219
Seems to cover the same ground as his other interview, 1983 219
documentary
"Ken Bruce show" Recorded from Beamish: interviewer talks to children visiting Beamish in costume on "George day", games they are playing, sweets and food. Performance of Cushie Butterfield. Talk to a "Vera", pit cottage demonstrator on life of a miner's wife, working week, miner's bath, toilets. Talks to Bill Tully, driver of steam train, about the workings of the engine. Song: the runaway train. Interview with horseman Terry Allison, duties of the horseman. Interview with demonstrator Bob Whipps in the drift mine, miner's clothes. Pip the pit pony. "Spread a little happiness". "Carter theme"...
"Ken Bruce show" Recorded from Beamish: interviewer talks to children visiting Beamish in costume on "George day", games they are playing, sweets and food. Performance of Cushie Butterfield. Talk to a "Vera", pit cottage demonstrator on life of a miner's wife, working week, miner's bath, toilets. Talks to Bill Tully, driver of steam train, about the workings of the engine. Song: the runaway train. Interview with horseman Terry Allison, duties of the horseman. Interview with demonstrator Bob Whipps in the drift mine, miner's clothes. Pip the pit pony. "Spread a little happiness". "Carter theme"...
Century speaks 1
Century Speaks programme 1: where we live - the sounds sights and smells of the region, general character and industrial past.
Century Speaks programme 1: where we live - the sounds sights and smells of the region, general character and industrial past.
Century speaks 2
Century Speaks programme 2: house and home - from the mining cottage to the modern housing estate, houses, bathing, netties, building work
Century Speaks programme 2: house and home - from the mining cottage to the modern housing estate, houses, bathing, netties, building work
Century speaks 4
Century Speaks programme 4: belonging. Camaraderie of groups in farming communities and in the mines. Continuing importance of the sense of community.
Century Speaks programme 4: belonging. Camaraderie of groups in farming communities and in the mines. Continuing importance of the sense of community.
ghost stories
Richard prepares for a Halloween storytelling session by telling the tale of Meg of Meldon, (2 versions), Mary O'Brian 2 versions (world war one ghost story), Bobby Shaftoe; Mary Ann Cotton (read from Stephen Jones book and his own version), a tale of murder and post-mortem vengeance from Waskerley; Bobby Shaftoe again. Shepherd and Shepherdess. North eastern mining spirits and ghosts
Richard prepares for a Halloween storytelling session by telling the tale of Meg of Meldon, (2 versions), Mary O'Brian 2 versions (world war one ghost story), Bobby Shaftoe; Mary Ann Cotton (read from Stephen Jones book and his own version), a tale of murder and post-mortem vengeance from Waskerley; Bobby Shaftoe again. Shepherd and Shepherdess. North eastern mining spirits and ghosts
Harry Burns
Started training to be a chemist, spent time in the army. Transferred to studying mining. Practical start at Ashington, then at a drift mine. Promotions. Suggested that he moved out of the pub into a house. Managers. Life in Newcastle College. Changing in mining practice, naked light mines. Swapping tobacco for food in Burma. Union negotiations. Searching for coal offshore. Managing Beamish Mary pit, looking for new seams. Manager in a Rolls Royce. Nationalisation. Pit accident, roof collapse. Trying to revive a private mine. Looking after pit ponies, when they were on surface in 1984, acciden...
Started training to be a chemist, spent time in the army. Transferred to studying mining. Practical start at Ashington, then at a drift mine. Promotions. Suggested that he moved out of the pub into a house. Managers. Life in Newcastle College. Changing in mining practice, naked light mines. Swapping tobacco for food in Burma. Union negotiations. Searching for coal offshore. Managing Beamish Mary pit, looking for new seams. Manager in a Rolls Royce. Nationalisation. Pit accident, roof collapse. Trying to revive a private mine. Looking after pit ponies, when they were on surface in 1984, acciden...
coal mining oral history education pack
CD-ROM with a handful of audio extracts from the project with background information on mining and workshops including pit ponies and accidents.
CD-ROM with a handful of audio extracts from the project with background information on mining and workshops including pit ponies and accidents.
documentary on Beamish
"Mining the Past: Beamish"
"Mining the Past: Beamish"
miners of Hallbankgate
Long extracts from other interviews made with lead miners and wives from the Nenthead-Alston region - including trade unionism
Long extracts from other interviews made with lead miners and wives from the Nenthead-Alston region - including trade unionism
miners of Hallbankgate
Lead mining
Lead mining
a miners tale
Eight "episodes" of "the miner's tale", with long extracts from interviews with lead miners including Andrew Ruddick and Bob Ferguson (seem interviews as above)
Eight "episodes" of "the miner's tale", with long extracts from interviews with lead miners including Andrew Ruddick and Bob Ferguson (seem interviews as above)
Bob Ferguson
The full interview - started work near Chopwell, Durham; general strike - moved as they wouldn’t take him back on afterwards. Pay, hours, conditions in different pits. Drifts at Midgeholme, hard hand working. Different lamps. Accidents, putting in props. Growing on the allotment. Life much harder before the union. Poor conditions in the pit, bad air. Would come home and collapse, vivid description of how ill it made him. Shotfiring. Near miss accidents.
The full interview - started work near Chopwell, Durham; general strike - moved as they wouldn’t take him back on afterwards. Pay, hours, conditions in different pits. Drifts at Midgeholme, hard hand working. Different lamps. Accidents, putting in props. Growing on the allotment. Life much harder before the union. Poor conditions in the pit, bad air. Would come home and collapse, vivid description of how ill it made him. Shotfiring. Near miss accidents.
George Twyzal
Lead mining
Lead mining
George Jackson
Started work above ground at Roachburn, soon after the disaster there of 1908. Describes disaster. Then moved to the Gairs when Roachburn stopped. Differences between them. Various jobs. Then White's Cut. Each man had own cow and grass, hens, pig sty etc, but no real choice but to go into the mines. All colliery houses, free rent and coals, a cart load a fortnight. Pay of £11 a year. Work of a coal hewer, very detailed. Various accidents and deaths, man falling from cage - no safety barrier. Reading room and billiards tables, provided by Lady Carlisle, read newspapers and novels. Some farming ...
Started work above ground at Roachburn, soon after the disaster there of 1908. Describes disaster. Then moved to the Gairs when Roachburn stopped. Differences between them. Various jobs. Then White's Cut. Each man had own cow and grass, hens, pig sty etc, but no real choice but to go into the mines. All colliery houses, free rent and coals, a cart load a fortnight. Pay of £11 a year. Work of a coal hewer, very detailed. Various accidents and deaths, man falling from cage - no safety barrier. Reading room and billiards tables, provided by Lady Carlisle, read newspapers and novels. Some farming ...
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