Two Veteran Miners' Banners
Resident writer and renowned local historian Ken Smith explores the history of two of the North East's most iconic Trade Union banners,...
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Ken Smith
- Jul 22
- 6 min
The New Hartley Pit Disaster
There is a pit disaster that continues to linger in South East Northumberland's collective memory, despite it being over 160 years ago....
Ken Smith
- May 19
- 8 min
The Miners' Gala and the Miners' Picnic
In his third piece for the website, renowned local author Ken Smith discusses the history of the famous meetings in Durham and...
Anya Chuykov
- Jan 28, 2022
- 6 min
Women Making Memory: County Durham Women Making Sense of their Mining Heritage
It is true to say the history and our conversations about the North East's mining heritage and its legacy is built around the men that...
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