Durham Mining Museum

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This section is divided into the following headings:

History
Biography
Obituaries

History

Select	Year	Description
Text	1602	Newcastle Hostmen.
Text	1622	Newcastle Hostmen.
Text	1638	Newcastle Hostmen.
Text	1727	Opening of Causey (or Tanfield) Arch
Text	1766	Sample Pitman's Bond from Bushblades Colliery
Text	1770	Sample Pitman's Bond from Hartley Colliery Transcribed by Stafford M. Linsley
Text	1813	The Committee for the Society to Prevent Accidents in Coal Mines.
Text	1816	Practical Observations on Safety Lamps for Coal Mines by William Reid Clanny, M.D. A selection of document extracts and a biography of Dr. Clanny can be found here
Text	1817	A description of the Safety Lamp invented by George Stephenson, and now in use in Killingworth Colliery. To which is added, an account of the lamp constructed by Sir Humphrey Davy.
Text	1825	Brief Observations in reply to "A Voice from the Coal-Mines"
Text	1826	An appeal from the Colliers of the United Association to the Viewers to renegotiate the Pitman's Bond, with a sample of the bond and a list of their grievances
Text	1827	Agreement between Nathaniel Clayton and his Keelmen
Text	1831	An appeal to the public from the Pitmen following the Delegates Meeting, Newcastle, May 6th, 1831.
Text	1843	Sample Pitman's Bond from Bedlington Colliery
Text	1843	Collier's Guide with a List of Misfortunes and a Petition to the House of Commons.
Text	1844	Fearful Colliery Explosion and Loss of Ninety-Five Lives. Transcript of an article from The Illustrated London News
Text	1844	Dreadful explosion at Haswell Colliery, in the County of Durham, a Miners Association poster produced a few days after the explosion.
Text	1847	Petition to the House of Commons from the Colliers for the appointment of inspectors and the better ventilation of mines.
Text	1847	Cautions and instructions respecting the proper use of Safety Lamps, and Rules to be observed in conducting the working of the Haswell and Shotton Collieries.
Text	1853	Mining References from The Illustrated London News for the Year 1853 extracted by Alan Vickers.
Text	1853	Rules and Regulations for the safety of Coal Mines, and of the Workmen employed therein for the counties of Northumberland and Durham extracted from the Annual Mines Inspectors Report.
Text	1854	Mining References from The Illustrated London News for the Year 1854 extracted by Alan Vickers.
Text	1854	Poster dated October 4th, 1854 from the miners of Seaton Colliery asking other miners not to work at the colliery during a dispute.
Text	1857	Mining References from The Illustrated London News for the Year 1857 extracted by Alan Vickers.
Text	1858	Fire at Page Bank Colliery. From The Illustrated London News extracted by Alan Vickers.
Text	1858	Mining References from The Illustrated London News for the Year 1858 extracted by Alan Vickers.
Text	1859	Mining References from The Illustrated London News for the Year 1859 extracted by Alan Vickers.
Text	1861	Rules and Regulations of the Seghill Colliery Schools.
Text	1862	New Hartley Disaster - Reminiscences of a Survivor Compiled by Peter Atkinson.
Text	1862	Workings with Single Shafts for the South Durham District.
Text	1862	Workings with Single Shafts for the Northern District.
Text	1872	Fifty Score A Day - Poem about Kelloe Colliery.
Text	1888	Special Rules established under the Coal Mines Regulation Act, 1887.
Text	1893	The method of working at Wearmouth and Silksworth Collieries
Text	1926	M.F.G.B. - Terms Submitted by The Owners in The Districts
Text	1926-27	M.F.G.B. - Terms of Settlement in the Districts.
Text	1928-9	Officials of the National Union of Cokemen and By-Product Workers.
Text	1928-9	Officials of the Cumberland Miners' Association.
Text	1928-9	Officials of the Northumberland Colliery Mechanics' Mutual Protection Association.
Text	1928-9	Officials of the Durham Colliery Mechanics’ Association.
Text	1928-9	Officials of the Northumberland Mutual Confident Association.
Text	1956	Burnopfield Colliery Pit Head Baths Book
Text	1959	NCB Information booklet on the Reconstruction at Herrington Colliery
Text	1966	NCB Information booklet on Horden Colliery
Text	1973	NCB Information booklet on Easington Colliery
Text	1976	NCB Information booklet on Wearmouth Colliery
Text	1983	NCB Information booklet on Horden Colliery

Biography

Select	Year	Description
Text		William Reid Clanny.
Text	1869	George Stephenson. The Story of the Locomotive. This article includes an account of the early life of George Stephenson.
Text	1893	Sir Michael Faraday. Faraday as a Discoverer by John Tyndall. An early biography of the man who amongst many other accomplishments investigated the explosion at Haswell in 1844.

Obituaries

Select	Year	Description
Text	1739	Richard Ridley.
Text	1836	Sir Matthew White Ridley.
Text	1843	John Buddle.
Text	1848	Thomas Wentworth Beaumont.
Text	1848	George Stephenson.
Text	1850	William Reid Clanny.
Text	1858	Edward Pease.
Text	1872	Joseph Pease.
Text	1881	John Joicey.
Text	1893	Sir George Elliot.
Text	1896	Henry Fell Pease.
Text	1898	Arthur Pease, M.P.
Text	1900	Joseph Cowen.
Text	1903	Sir Joseph Pease, M.P.
Text	1903	William Milburn.
Text	1904	Sir Lowthian Bell.
Text	1904	James Hall.
Text	1905	William Stobart.
Text	1907	Sir Charles Palmer, M.P.
Text	1912	Sir Theodore Fry.
Text	1912	Lord Furness. (Christopher Furness)
Text	1920	Sir Lindsay Wood.
Text	1927	Sir Arthur Francis Pease.
Text	1935	Colonel William Cuthbert Blackett.
Text	1936	Professor J. S. Haldane.
Text	1936	Lord Joicey (James Joicey).
Text	1939	Professor Henry Louis.
Text	1967	Sam Watson.