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Title: Backwoth Collieries
Post by: ChristmasD on Saturday 17 March 12 14:37 GMT (UK)
Does anyone have information about Backworth Collieries.
My uncle Frank Dack of North Shields worked for them around the 1940's

Ann
Title: Re: Backwoth Collieries
Post by: Trini on Saturday 17 March 12 17:31 GMT (UK)
Hi Ann,

Durham Mining Museum has a lot of info.  Depends what you're looking for, I suppose.

http://www.dmm.org.uk/colliery/b014.htm

Trini.
Title: Re: Backwoth Collieries
Post by: ChristmasD on Saturday 17 March 12 22:35 GMT (UK)
thank you, this will give me a start
Title: Re: Backwoth Collieries
Post by: c-side on Sunday 18 March 12 01:37 GMT (UK)
If you've been on the DMM site I'm sure you'll have figured out by now that the place is called Backworth.

Backwoth is how it sounds when we say it  ;D

Christine
Title: Re: Backworth Collieries
Post by: ChristmasD on Sunday 18 March 12 19:39 GMT (UK)
Sorry it was a typing error.
Ann
Title: Re: Backwoth Collieries
Post by: c-side on Monday 19 March 12 00:39 GMT (UK)
Ah - I thought you'd gone phonetic  ;D

If you don't find anything of interest on DMM let me know and I'll see if any of my contacts have any info.

Christine
Title: Re: Backwoth Collieries
Post by: brushbroomstick on Saturday 31 March 12 12:56 BST (UK)
Try this website.

http://www.backworthcollieryband.org.uk/history/backworth_collieries.php

I used to live in Earsdon in the 40s , 50s and 60s and there were a few collieries still working in the Backwortharea then

Irene
Title: Re: Backwoth Collieries
Post by: Billy1967 on Monday 18 June 12 20:17 BST (UK)
Backworth Colliery c. 1955
Title: Re: Backwoth Collieries
Post by: Brata77 on Wednesday 27 June 12 15:37 BST (UK)
Re Backworth Collieries.

I was born in Backworth. My family lived and worked in and around the  village for 4 generations. I have a wealth of information about the area, It depends on what you would like to know!

Regards

Bill
Title: Re: Backwoth Collieries
Post by: Billy1967 on Wednesday 27 June 12 17:55 BST (UK)
Theres a very good book available about the Backworth area mines including Fenwick pit. The name escapes me but it turns up on ebay occsionally.


There are a few pictures on my flikr phtostream of the Backworth area.


http://www.flickr.com/photos/36891793@N08/