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Gin

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  1. The broken beam, other half is still down the shaft to this day.
  2. From his notebook, of the prayer meeting.
  3. I'm having some problems with photobucket just now. !
  4. That photo is James Amour http://www.iln.org.uk/iln_years/year/1862a.htm
  5. When the local pit closed , there was enough coal left for many years of mining. A very high price is often paid to get it though. My ancestor James Amour was back-overman at Hartley Colliery (Hester Pit ) in Northumberland,- when at 10.20am on thursday 16th January 1862, the 42 ton pupming beam snapped and 22 ton thundered down the single shaft and blocked it. Trapping 204 men and boys. What made things so much worse,- the day shift and just gone down the shaft to relieve the night shift waiting to come up, so both shifts were down when the accident happened. My ancestor James Amour took c
  6. Interesting photos are reply Feltwad.
  7. Gin

    Two Punt Guns

    Very interesting guns, and a great post.
  8. Hello and Welcome. Are you with the Durham muzzle loaders ?, you may know Gordon, he has a great interest in all that.
  9. I've not heard anything more
  10. Its all got closure from what i understand.
  11. Yes Morpeth is also a very nice historic place,- we used to shop and days out there regularly. I fished the river there also. Happy days.
  12. https://www.durhamdecoys.com/walking-sticks They have an ebay shop also. Great service.
  13. Hi Pal, welcome to the site. A nice place Ponteland. !
  14. I've not done anything with it, i just heard about it. Thanks again though.
  15. I will look at that, thanks Kay.
  16. Does anyone know anything about SCANguard for computers, is it genuine ? Its a free download, and seems good.
  17. Thats quality, and very practical to use.
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