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Tom Holmes
The mining cottage. Describes starting work down the mines, extremely detailed description of equipment, methods and conditions working on the screens, with ponies, at the shaft bottom and at the coal face. Games played as a child
The mining cottage. Describes starting work down the mines, extremely detailed description of equipment, methods and conditions working on the screens, with ponies, at the shaft bottom and at the coal face. Games played as a child
Tom Holmes
Games - kites, tops, whips, marbles, boodie, itchy dabbers, skipping, knocky nine doors. Pigeon keeping. Helping mam with housework. Miner's pay packet. Pub allowed one pint on pay day.
Games - kites, tops, whips, marbles, boodie, itchy dabbers, skipping, knocky nine doors. Pigeon keeping. Helping mam with housework. Miner's pay packet. Pub allowed one pint on pay day.
compilation tape
extracts from - Norah Renny on working as farm servant (Cockermouth accent); Charles Armstrong on his farm (Elsdon); Richard Common on Wall send (Wall send); Tom Holmes on childhood games (Hetton le Hole, Durham)
extracts from - Norah Renny on working as farm servant (Cockermouth accent); Charles Armstrong on his farm (Elsdon); Richard Common on Wall send (Wall send); Tom Holmes on childhood games (Hetton le Hole, Durham)
Whickham part 2
Whickham Urban district from 1939 to 1945 - memories were recorded and then read by Whickham U3A drama group - Thomas Dickinson childhood memories of world war two; Sunniside; Mary Burdon Gilhespie; Margaret Rayner and the Timber Corps; Hilda Forster - Swalwell school; Sheils Carver; Thelma Liddle; Ann Keen; William Richardson's services beyond the call of duty; Bill Halls journey through Europe with Monty; control commission Berlin, Mary Holmes. Margaret Dryburgh a Japanese prisoner of war; the Captive Hymn
Whickham Urban district from 1939 to 1945 - memories were recorded and then read by Whickham U3A drama group - Thomas Dickinson childhood memories of world war two; Sunniside; Mary Burdon Gilhespie; Margaret Rayner and the Timber Corps; Hilda Forster - Swalwell school; Sheils Carver; Thelma Liddle; Ann Keen; William Richardson's services beyond the call of duty; Bill Halls journey through Europe with Monty; control commission Berlin, Mary Holmes. Margaret Dryburgh a Japanese prisoner of war; the Captive Hymn
Mrs Holmes
Mother worked at white lead factory and got parish relief. Joined sisters working in ropery, only 12. Hit a boy, nearly got the sack. Hard work making washing lines. With early wages, got a barrow full of tarry wood and sold it door to door; left ropery to do this. Moved around between different relatives, got married at 18. When first world war started, got work building coke ovens, labouring, pay and conditions, became strong. Husband lost his war pension because wouldn't go for a medical, never put himself forward for things. Equipment and methods constructing coke ovens. Husband used to tr...
Mother worked at white lead factory and got parish relief. Joined sisters working in ropery, only 12. Hit a boy, nearly got the sack. Hard work making washing lines. With early wages, got a barrow full of tarry wood and sold it door to door; left ropery to do this. Moved around between different relatives, got married at 18. When first world war started, got work building coke ovens, labouring, pay and conditions, became strong. Husband lost his war pension because wouldn't go for a medical, never put himself forward for things. Equipment and methods constructing coke ovens. Husband used to tr...
Iris Holmes
Brought up by her father. Career path through Northern Clothing and Astraka fur factory. Working at Northern Clothing, the trading estate. Aspects of work: clocking system, piecework, pay, leisure, friends, lunchtime, shopwork. "Worker's Playtime" radio. Conditions at Astraka - uniforms, special commissions, sales to staff, range of goods, machinery used. The continuance of the label. Bosses, closures, redundancies. Unions, holidays. Father's job at Shildon Railway works.
Brought up by her father. Career path through Northern Clothing and Astraka fur factory. Working at Northern Clothing, the trading estate. Aspects of work: clocking system, piecework, pay, leisure, friends, lunchtime, shopwork. "Worker's Playtime" radio. Conditions at Astraka - uniforms, special commissions, sales to staff, range of goods, machinery used. The continuance of the label. Bosses, closures, redundancies. Unions, holidays. Father's job at Shildon Railway works.
Eddie Holmes
Left school at 13, brief on first job as a telegram boy, cycling to deliver telegrams. Applying for Shildon Railway Works, steps of apprenticeship, career progression as a machinist profile burner, making high capacity wagons, rose to inspector. Lunch breaks. Aspects of employment - machinery used, shifts, wages, holidays together. Layout and atmosphere of machine room, safety precautions, accidents and ambulance room. More on machines and conditions. Brief - clocking system, coolant, cats. Local snooker teams. Singing on the club scene. Showing the works during 1975 celebrations. Union member...
Left school at 13, brief on first job as a telegram boy, cycling to deliver telegrams. Applying for Shildon Railway Works, steps of apprenticeship, career progression as a machinist profile burner, making high capacity wagons, rose to inspector. Lunch breaks. Aspects of employment - machinery used, shifts, wages, holidays together. Layout and atmosphere of machine room, safety precautions, accidents and ambulance room. More on machines and conditions. Brief - clocking system, coolant, cats. Local snooker teams. Singing on the club scene. Showing the works during 1975 celebrations. Union member...
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