Catalogue description Throckley Group of Collieries Aged Miners' Coal Fund

This record is held by Tyne and Wear Archives

Details of CHX15
Reference: CHX15
Title: Throckley Group of Collieries Aged Miners' Coal Fund
Description:

The collection includes minutes, financial papers, annual reports, rules and photographs
Date: 1911-1970s
Held by: Tyne and Wear Archives, not available at The National Archives
Language: English
Creator:

Throckley Group of Colliers and Aged Miner's Coal Fund
Physical description: 13 Series
Immediate source of acquisition:

Accession 1059
Administrative / biographical background:

The Northumberland Aged Mineworkers' Homes Association was formed in 1900 to build cottages for retired miners who were evicted, on retirement, from their colliery houses. The county was divided into areas so that retired miners could remain in their home locality, and working miners within each area paid a levy to provide retired miners with free coal.

 

Money was also raised by the Northern Miners' Homes Cup football competition.

 

The Throckley Group originally included the Blucher, Coronation, Maria, Caroline, Isabella and Havannah pits, the latter being the last to close.
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