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Durham Miners Gala - The rain may pour down, but 2 year old Crawford Cook of Murton Colliery stands his ground complete with policemens helmet to watch over the bands instrument s
Durham Miners Gala - Crowds march through the city
Bedlington Miners Picnic - Woman speakers at the Northumberland Miners Gala. Miss E. Burton M.P. (left) arrived with Northumberland Labour Women at the picnic field with the Labour Queen in
Bedlington Miners Picnic - Corporal of Horse William Sampson, Household Cavalry, inspects bandsmen at the miners gala at Bedlington
Bedlington Miners Picnic - handels water music perhaps.... but the weather is no joke for this very damp bandsman at Northumberland Miners Gala
Bedlington Miners Picnic - Aneurin Bevan, the "star"speakerBedlington Miners Picnic - Aneurin Bevan, the " star" speaker, joins in the pricession to the picnic field. With his were Mr. Ernest Jones, N.U.M. President (third from left), Coun. W
Bedlington Miners Picnic - Bands and banners in the streets at Bedlington attract a crowd as they line-up for the march to the field
Bedlington Miners Picnic - Waiting to move off in the parade, were Mrs. Judith Hart, M. PBedlington Miners Picnic - Waiting to move off in the parade, were Mrs. Judith Hart, M.P. Michael Foot, Ernest Jones, (Vice Pres. N.U.M. and Northumberland branch secretary R. Main)
Bedlington Miners Picnic - Young Brian Cameron adn Charles Dodds walked side-by-side with bandmaster J. R. Farrell, of the Pegswood Band
Bedlington Miners Picnic - Its muggy and merry as the folk enjoy themselves at the picnic except for this gent who is enjoying a quiet snooze
Bedlington Miners Picnic - Marchers are led to the Picnic ground by miners leader Joe Gormley
Bedlington Miners Picnic - Piper Jock Finlayson, of Morpeth Highland Pipe Band, makes an impressive figure as he tunes up for the picnic
Bedlington Miners Picnic - Woodhorn miners new banner in the breeze after yesterdays official unfurling ceremony. Critics are saying that the banner has an almost " Japanese look"
Bedlington Miners Picnic - 18 year old Miss Cindy Mullarkey the Picnic Queen on her float
Bedlington Miners Picnic - Members of the Ellington Colliery Band perform at the miners picnic
Bedlington Miners Picnic - Tony Benn (right) and Judith Hart amongst the marchers at the 101st miners picnic at Bedlington
Bedlington Miners Picnic - This band has lots of oomph... But Haltwhistle find the going a little damp
Bedlington Miners Picnic - The Ashington band come under the critical eye of Sergt. P. R. Higgins, of The Light Infantry, at the start of the band contest at the Northumberland miners gala at
An army of sea coal men on the tip at Cambois, Northumberland during a fuel shortage in January 1963
Motorists facing crisis after crisis, are being offered a little cheer as they drive along the Al through Gateshead. St. Marks Methodist Church, Shipcote Terrace
These men are trying to make a quick getaway with this rail truck full of coal during the fuel shortage in February 1972
Dozens of amateurs coal pickers take sacks down to the beach at Hartlepool to fill them full of sea coal during the fuel shortage in March 1962
Two men make their way along a beach with their sacks of sea coal that they have collected during the fuel shortage of January 1972
Necessity is the mother of invention, and Lanchester garage owner David Close certainly had to do something to keep the petrol flowing during power cuts
Durham Miners Gala - Ray Gunter (right) and Harold Wilson watch the crowd pass by
Durham Miners Gala - Morris dancers join in on the fun
Bedlington Miners Picnic - Members of Burradon and Weetslade Lodge, with their band, wait for the bus to take them to the gala, where they were among the early arrivals
Bedlington Miners Picnic - A study in concentration from Cowpen and Crofton band
Durham Miners Gala - Durham Coal Queen Jean Robson joins in on the march
Durham Miners Gala - Jim Callaghan kisses a young woman
Bedlington Miners Picnic - Youthful admirers for mr. William Kinghorn, of Coldstrean, a member of the Whitley Bay and District Pipe Band
Durham Miners Gala - A pipe band leading the Houghton Lodge during the march
Bedlington Miners Picnic - Leading the procession down to Hunters Field are Mr. Clement Attlee and Mr. Arthur Horner Sec. National Union of Mineworkers
Bedlington Miners Picnic - Miners and their families marching to the picnic ground
Durham Miners Gala - Harold Wilson enjoying the parade
Bedlington Miners Picnic - lawrence Daly, general secretary of the NUM, second left, Dr. David Owen, ex-Foreign Secretary, centre
Durham Miners Gala - getting ready for the big day: Jimmy Stephen gives Big Geordie, a fibreglass pitman, a final brush up
Bedlington Miners Picnic - Michael Smith, aged, 14, of South Shields, June Dulson, 15, drum major, of Boldon colliery and John Macbeth, 14, of Sunderland
Bedlington Miners Picnic - Youngster dance in the main street of Bedlington
Bedlington Miners Picnic - The Northern Pipe Band arriving in Bedlington for the Northumberland Miners Picnic
Durham Miners Gala - Harold Wilson leaves the platform followed by his wife
Workers making steel equipment in 1998
Staff at work on the shop floor of J & J Fashions in South Shields
The factory floor of S. Levine Clothing Factory in 1977
Mrs. Marjorie Landles a the J Barbour factory making the all weather Game Fare breeches for Her Majesty the Queen in 1979
John Lang welding in 1980
Doorkeeper Dick Marshall (left), forsakes his post at the clubs entrance to enjoy a game of dominoes with three other veteran members, Jimmy Redpath, Thomas Rdpath and Thomas Stephenson
Walter Bellfield, second left, and Leo Casey, right, paly their final on board the Marly wathced by BBC Radio Newcastles John Smithson and referee Don Wilson