Memories of the Northumberland Coalfields

Overview

contents

Chapter 1 — Life in a Pit Village — 14
Chapter 2 — Gannin ti thi pit — 38
Chapter 3 — Doon Under — 43
Chapter 4 — Pit Humour — 52
Chapter 5 — Pony Patter — 62
Chapter 6 — Bevin Boys — 68
Chapter 7 — Moving On — 74
Chapter 8 — Pit People’s Picnic — 84
Chapter 9 — Disasters — 87
Chapter 10 — Strikes and Lockouts – For Pay, Pride and a Future — 105
Chapter 11 — The End Game — 121
Index — 127