Gin 498 Posted December 28, 2015 Report Share Posted December 28, 2015 My Gt Gt Gt Grandad, James Amour, the back overman,- trapped underground with over 200 other men and boys, in 1862, The Hartley Colliery Disaster, in New Hartley. The single shaft became blocked, when the 42 ton pumping engine beam snapped, sending one half crashing down the shaft, when both day shift and night shift were all down there for the shift change-over. They were all trapped alive, but all died a few days later when the stythe gas got them. His 14 year old son also died with him. 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chicken_man 1,651 Posted December 28, 2015 Report Share Posted December 28, 2015 Sad story Gin. Great pic. Atb 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
antg 1,787 Posted December 28, 2015 Report Share Posted December 28, 2015 my grandad passed away just before christmas and my mam was going through his stuff. was a pick of him during ww2 when he was in india. had a laugh at it as it just reminded me of "it aint arf hot mum" love the old pics 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gin 498 Posted December 28, 2015 Report Share Posted December 28, 2015 The Broken beam. The coffins in a line to the church were over 2 miles long. Mass grave, and memorial. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gin 498 Posted December 28, 2015 Report Share Posted December 28, 2015 He was lucky his wife could afford a burial and headstone. James and his son Richard 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jigsaw 11,899 Posted December 28, 2015 Report Share Posted December 28, 2015 photos of myself in the 60's,fat and happy i was lol 10 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chicken_man 1,651 Posted December 28, 2015 Report Share Posted December 28, 2015 I've used up all my likes for today, these old pics are great! Keep em coming. Atb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jigsaw 11,899 Posted December 28, 2015 Report Share Posted December 28, 2015 holy catholic Ireland,my eldest sister,god love her ,been institutionalised for the last 30 years,she went from a happy little girl to a tormented soul. my 3 sisters in or about 68-69.guess what month lol my other sister,1970 i think. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
antg 1,787 Posted December 28, 2015 Report Share Posted December 28, 2015 jigsaw from pictures you have put on in the past, you boy is the double of you when young. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jigsaw 11,899 Posted December 28, 2015 Report Share Posted December 28, 2015 yeah they were ,the youngest lad is somewhat like me still but a better version(which wouldnt be hard lol) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rebel 837 Posted December 28, 2015 Report Share Posted December 28, 2015 I thought the same when I saw the pics. You couldn't deny him Jigsaw. name="antg" post="4115830" timestamp="1451328003"] jigsaw from pictures you have put on in the past, you boy is the double of you when young. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
king 11,984 Posted December 28, 2015 Report Share Posted December 28, 2015 holy catholic Ireland,my eldest sister,god love her ,been institutionalised for the last 30 years,she went from a happy little girl to a tormented soul. my 3 sisters in or about 68-69.guess what month lol my other sister,1970 i think. Sorry to hear that about our sister jigsaw.the mind is a strange thing mate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jigsaw 11,899 Posted December 28, 2015 Report Share Posted December 28, 2015 yeah,it is king,shes been trough hell and back,my parents suffered too ,but shes stabilized now so as happy as she'll ever be,and shes safe and we see her every week regularly. rebel,he wont thank you for that lol. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bobo 135 Posted December 29, 2015 Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 I've got a photo somewhere of "The one" ferreting and believe me that'll be a really old photo! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackdog92 2,047 Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 Blencathra huntsman jonny richardson walking through great wood with hounds. Its hard to make out but the terrier at the feont on the right of him was one of my grandads. 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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