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Rufford Colliery Disaster, Mansfield 7th February 1913 - Ian Winstanley (10 May 2010)

Doctor Colin Pounder - Ilkeston and Heanor Area (12 April 2010)

Paul Robeson paid many visits to the South Wales Valleys (12 October 2009)

Colliery Photos On Other Sites - Just An Idea (12 October 2009)

Eric Minard, Ilkeston Mines Rescue (8 September 2009)

Changed the font 'Comic Sans' to 'Aerial Helvetica' throughout the site, probably wreaked havoc with many layouts.

Trials of Life-Saving Appliances Atherton - 1908 by John Lumsdon (22 August 2009)

Auchengeich Disaster 18th September, 1959 - Ian Winstanley (15 August 2009)

New Hartley Pit Disaster. Hartley, Durham. 17th. January, 1862 - Ian Winstanley (1 August 2009)

Lofthouse Disaster, Yorkshire 1973 - Ian Winstanley (30 June 2009)

Markham Colliery Overwind Disaster 1973 - Ian Winstanley (25 June 2009)

Hapton Valley Colliery Explosion March 1962 - Ian Winstanley (18 June 2009)

Wellington Pit Disaster, Whitehaven 1910 in which 136 miners lost their lives (12 June 2009)

Trimdon Grange Disaster, Durham. 16th February 1882 (5 June 2009)

Haig Pit Disaster - 39 killed, 1922 - John Lumsdon (5 June 2009)

Wigan's Town Centre Mines - Steve Nicholls, Stewart Parr, Andrew Lomax and Alan Davies (2 May2009)

Canaries at Ilkeston Mines Rescue Station - Video From Charlie Snarski (9 February 2009)
One and only attempt at embeding a video.
Mining Search For A Mortgage Company Charlie Snarski (1 February 2009)
Ilkeston Mines Rescue Station Dances, 1970's Photos supplied by Charlie Snarski (25 January 2009)

Site moved to new host - This might mean more broken links January 2009

Gresford Colliery Explosion 22nd September 1934 (8 December 2008)

Videos - An Idea From Brian Robison (30 November 2008)

Mines Rescue Vehicles - Ron Henderson (12 November 2008)

Pretoria Pit Diasaster 1910 - A Question From Tracy Ashall (28 October 2008)

Trying Out A Forum - An Idea From Jim Bennet Your Chance To Talk To Others Through The Website (5 Oct 2008)
This has not worked. There is a Forum at AditNow It is an information sharing resource and discussion forum for the mine exploration community

Baddesley Pit Explosion. 1st May 1882 (16 September 2008)

West Stanley Pit Disaster, Durham. 16th February, 1909 (16 September 2008)

Wood Pit Explosion Haydock, 1878 Ian Winstanley's Scrap Book (9 September 2008)

Krakow Salt Mine Photos by Roddy Taylor (27 August 2008)

Enoch Edwards MP. also secretary of the North Staffs Miners Federation put a resolution to the House of Commons on safety in mines - Researched by John Lumsdon (04 August 2008)

Hapton Valley Colliery Explosion Friday 23rd March 1962 - Anne Harriss (26 July 2008)

Commemorative Plates - Showing pictures of mines - Bob Salmon (17 April 2008)

Coppice: Cheslyn Hay Disaster, Cannock September 1900 Margaret Grundy (8 March 2008)

World Map - Visitors, just an experimant at this stage.
Based on the map below but without the aadvertising (15 February 2008)

Counter, Webring and add your country to the world map (13 February 2008)

Cadeby Main Disaster 1912 has a page of it's own now - Elise Preston (11 February 2008)

Children Down the Mines Researched by Hector Tyler (02 January 2008)

Oaks Colliery near Barnsley Two explosions killed 361 men and boys. (04 December 2007)

Calverton Colliery Stuart Tomlins - Collection of photographs (10 November 2007)

Leycett Colliery Explosion 1871 Researched by John Lumsdon (5 November 2007)

COMPLETE RE-ORGANISATION OF SITE Means many links sent to individuals will not work (Sorry). The Search Page is updated once a month.

Stuart Tomlins - Collection of Mining Pictures (3 October 2007)

Broadfield Explosion 27th June 1843, Researched by John Lumsdon (1 October 2007)

Memories of Lundhill Explosion - 1857, Researched by Ron Hutchinson (1 October 2007)

Links to Ian Unwin's documents on Air Flow, methane carbon monoxide, dust, pressure humidity, noise, etc AND Mine monitoring for Safety and Health (20 Aug 2007)

Corrections page to encourage readers to write in about any mistakes, missing information or broken links (Aug 2007)

New Layout to menu pages and heading banners (Aug 2007)

Over-Winding 'Big Pit' Far Green Hanley Researched by John Lumsdon (12 July 2007)

Ian McDonnell A Shift At The Pit, Dearne Valley Colliery (4 July 2007)

Wartime Memories of Wrekenton, County Durham - Ron Summerson (6 June 2007)

Shane Philips Collection - Another 20 photos (29 April 2007)

Leycett Colliery Explosion 1880 Researched by John Lumsdon (2 April 2007)

Pictures of Snowdown Colliery and the Kent Coal Field - Vic Richards (4 March 2007)

Mining Certificates - Ron Summerson has sent 2 new certs so page now spread over 2 pages (27 February 2007)

Bob Williamson - Completed the section - Thirty Years Man And Boy (21 February 2007)

Emergency Winder - Scammell 344 GNU rescued by Tony Goff (14 January 2007)

Bob Williamson - A major new section to the website - Thirty Years Man And Boy (7 January 2007)

Life on Chesterfield and Ilkeston Rescue Station - Chris Elkin (7 January 2007)

Bevin Boys, from the BBC WW2 section - See copyright at bottom of Bevin Boys page (29 November 2006)

Calverton Colliery Memorial Mick Lloyd (23 November 2006)

Minor Disasters. Most miners killed in accidents pass by nearly unnoticed
Researched by John Lumsdon (18 November 2006)

Rachel Horne's Campaign To Get Mining Back On The Map (3 October 2006)

Linby Colliery Winding Engine Photos by Fionn (23 September 2006)

Brownhills Memorial Cyril James (23 September 2006)

Genealogy advice page, based on the Durham Mining Museum Page (21 September 2006)

Bradford Colliery was a fascinating place - Bill Ramsdale (15 September 2006)

Bersham Colliery - Chris Sampson (20 August 2006)

Side Bar - John Whysall wanted a side-bar for Mac and other non-PC users (18 August 2006)

Nabbs Pit - Silverdale May 1854 Researched by John Lumsdon (7 August 2006)

Harworth Colliery Mothballed Chris Sampson (12 June 2006)

Alan Murray-Rust - Photos of Babbington Colliery (Cinderhill), Nottingham (5 August 2006)

Alan Murray-Rust - Photos of Hatfield Colliery and a number of others (3 August 2006)

Minnie Pit Explosion 1918 Memories- Researched by John Lumsdon (13 July 2006)

Sherwood, taken from cab of loco in 1986 Steve Burgess (13 July 2006)
‘The Old Tin Bath.' Glynis Wellings (09 June 2006)
Page and Layout Problems? (24 May 2006)
Menu for memorials (24 May 2006)
Statue to commemorate Hucknall No2 Colliery (24 May 2006)

Pithead Baths. Researched by John Lumsdon (1 May 2006)

Kellingley Colliery Photo's by Chris Sampson (30 April 2006)

Harworth Colliery Photo's by Chris Sampson (30 April 2006)

Rossington Colliery Photo's by Chris Sampson (24 April 2006)

Hatfield Colliery Photo's by Chris Sampson (24 April 2006)

Welbeck Colliery Photo's by Chris Sampson (14 April 2006)

Thoresby Colliery Photo's by Chris Sampson (12 April 2006)

Clipstone Colliery Photo's by Chris Sampson (10 April 2006)

Redevelopment of the Maypole Site. Paul Molley (5 March 2006)

Ian Kelly some photo's (1 March 2006)

Hatfield set for new lease of life Thanks to Ian Morrison (23 February 2006)

Miners At World War During World War I . . . - Researched by John Lumsdon (6 February 2006)

What were the good and bad things about being a miner- A question from Jay Swain (31 January 2006)

Photographs taken at the site of the old Diglake colliery - Susan Bradley (22 January 2006)

Firbeck Colliery Glynis Wellings (22 January 2006)

Hucknall Colliery - 1982 - Ian Morrison (21 January 2006)

Babbington Colliery - Report October 1982 - Ian Morrison (21 January 2006)

Page for Crigglestone Colliery Disaster 1941, emails (20 January 2006)

Banners - Ian Morrison (15 January 2006)

Fair Lady Pit Explosion 12 September 1879 - Researched by John Lumsdon (14 January 2006)

Nottinghamshire NUM Ex & Retired Miners Association - Ian Morrison (14 January 2006)

Firebeck Colliery - My dad and two brothers worked at this colliery. Glynis Wellings. (12 January 2006)

Andy Harrigan sent in some photographs of his dad John Harrigan and uncle Les Hughes at Dinas Station South Wales. (27 December 2005)

Minnie Pit Disaster Updated Researched by John Lumsdon. (5 November 2005)

New Web Site - healeyhero.fsnet.co.uk ran out of space - healeyhero.info had lots of space but was too expensive to run - now healeyhero.co.uk lots of space and a lot cheaper. (1 Sept 2005)

Contents and 'Whats New' pages split into two for faster loading

A few more locomotive photo’s from my time at various pits.Pete Shucksmith (10 August 2005)

A few old documents/certificates Detsnpowder (19 July 2005)

Langton Colliery, South Nottinghamshire Shane Phillips (17 July 2005)

Newstead Colliery, South Notts (also) coming down, Shane Phillips (17 July 2005)

Pages with Scottish content on my site (11 July 2005)

Dougal Bryce, Longannet Mine Kincardine Scotland. The last pit in Scotland. (10 July 2005)

Dougal Bryce, Margaret (Peggy) Herbison, MP, was my neigbour (10 July 2005)

Maypole Colliery - Re-Development (2 July 2005)

Caroline Chambers nee Somerville Auchengeich Disaster, Scotland. (25 May 2005)

Colliery Banners - Ian Winstanley (21 May 2005)

The Closure of Ellington Colliery A Poem By John Robinson (1 May 2005)

Jamage Pit Explosion 1876 Researched by John Lumsdon. (26 April 2005)

Mine Rescue Rebreather Units - Dave Johnson (10 April 2005)

Nine Locks Colliery Disaster Brierley Hill, Staffs in 1869 - Gill John (10 April 2005)

Mansfield Rescue Teams - Richard Street (7 April 2005)

Mansfield Rescue Station, memories - Jeffrey Michael Street (5 April 2005)

Mansfield Rescue Station call outs - Richard Street (3 April 2005)

Newstead, Nottingham. Lowering 6600 volt cable down No1 shaft in Jan 1975. Photos from Roy Kirkham (31 March 2005)

John Jeffrey Street, eventually became the Superintendent at Mansfield Mines Rescue Station. (31 March 2005)

A photo of the view looking up the pit yard at Gedling, where trains and lorries were loaded, sent in by Pete Shucksmith. (21 March 2005)

Rutland Collieries material. The original had some slight errors, and this new version also has more info' Joe Henshaw (14 March 2005)

Jez C Self Photographs of Annesley (10 March 2005)

Moved Ian Winstanley's scrap book and Shane Phillips Collection of Pit Photos to new site, hopefully included all the links (5 March 2005)

Can Anyone Help? - Bentinck Colliery's Winding Engine (16 Feb 2005)

I believe I have been able to identify all of the 77 men and boys killed at Diglake. Susan Bradley (4 Feb 2005)

Re-defining the site, unifying the pages with a similar layout. It is a big site so it will take a long time.
(25 Jan 2005)

List of Those Who Died In The Sneyd Colliery Explosion Jan 1st. 1942. Researched by John Lumsdon. (31 Dec 2004)

Bignall Hill 1836 - Explosion of firedamp, 11 men lost their lives. Researched by John Lumsdon. (24 Dec 2004)

List of Deaths at Talke explosion 1866. Researched by John Lumsdon. (18 Dec 2004)

Gary Roe worked at Newstead and Annesleyin from 1971 to 1994. I have many poems, pictures and stories (16 Dec 2004)

Rab Armour I have written a song dedicated to Mines Rescue Workers (21 Nov 2004)

Mary - Paddy Boyle was in the forces, stationed in the Shetlands Mary (16 Nov 2004)

Philip Was A Persistent Ould Bugger - Dave Wain (04 Nov 2004)

Dave Stevenson, I left school at 15 in August 1955. I began work as a junior clerk at Watnall brickworks (16 Oct 2004)

Crook Rescue Team from County Durham - Eddie Worthington (09 Oct 2004)

Bilsthorp, Brinsley Pit, Linby and Hucknall - Shane Philips Collection (10 Sept 2004)

A shocking accident occurred in the Bullhurst Seam in the Slappenfield pit killing Samuel Sprontson, 1879. Researched by John Lumsdon. (19 Aug 2004)

Karen Dean-Arshadi - Like Coming Home! I spent many hours, as a child, talking to my grandad about his years down the pit (8 August 2004)

Burradon Colliery Now has a page of it's own - Diana Daniels (4 August 2004)

Holocausts, A Wail from the Mine. 1877 Researched by John Lumsdon. (18 July 2004)

Ilkeston Rescue Station Occurance Book. Just started writting it up. July 1983 to 28 September 1983. George Brock (10 July 2004)

White Barn Colliery Explosion 1874. Researched by John Lumsdon. (19 June 2004)

I am trialing a 'Bravenet' Message Board Feel free to post a message. (2 July 2004)

Page 28 added to Ian Winstanley's scrap book (1 July 2004)

Bignall Hill 1874 - 17 men lost their lives, caused by the use of naked lights in a fiery seam. Researched by John Lumsdon. (19 June 2004)

Albert Bonser served at Mansfield, Ilkeston and Chesterfield Stations. Stephanie & Peter Bonser (18 June 2004)

Norton Colliery Explosion 1912 Researched by John Lumsdon. (23 May 2004)

The Prevention of Accidents in Coal Mines Researched by John Lumsdon

The Butty System A butty was a sub-contractor, and an intermediary between master and men. By John Lumsdon. (9 May 2004)

Mrs Mary Harrington, receiving a presentation from Alf Brogan Mayor of Wigan (1 May 2004)

Mining Related Information A New Section starts with Robert Turton's New book on Smalley's Past (26 April 2004)

Jonas Todd was a member of the rescue brigade in Washington County Durham, Allan Scorer (25 April 2004)

More Pages From Ian Winstanley's Scrap Book (25 April 2004)

Berry Hill Explosion 1872 That was the exact place to put the candle if they wanted it to explode.By John Lumsdon. (25 April 2004)

Apedale Water Mill Colliery In response to a question by Kelly. By John Lumsdon. (23 April 2004)

Jamage Pit Explosion 25th Nov. 1911 by John Lumsdon. (9 April 2004)

Maypole Colliery Disaster 1908, Shortly after five o'clock, a tremendous explosion shook the Maypole Colliery, Abram Ian Winstanley's scrap book (4 April 2004)

Lillydale Colliery 1881 The jury returned a verdict of manslaughter against Mr Perrins, manager of the colliery by John Lumsdon. (30 March 2004)

Bycars Colliery 1859 The coroner could hardly find terms sufficiently strong to mark his indignation at his conduct.by John Lumsdon.(21 March 2004)

Knockshinnock Castle Disaster, New Cumnock, Ayrshire. 1950. 13 lives lost in an inrush of liquid peat and moss from the surface. Ian Winstanley's Scrapbook. (20 March 2004)

New Hem Heath Colliery Fire 1915 - by John Lumsdon.(20 March 2004)

Dave Sawyer an artist living in Nottingham (17 March 2004)

Maypole Pit Disaster 1908, In memory of those who died - Begun by Joe Mullarkey (14 March 2004)

Revamp the links page (12 March 2004)

Fair Lady Pit Explosion 1883 Mr. Sawyer Inspector was astonished to find that his warning had been unheeded.by John Lumsdon. (8 March 2004)

William Stenson founded the Whitwick Colliery. (8 March 2004)

Talk o' th' Hill 1873 The jury recommended more efficient firemen be employed.by John Lumsdon. (6 March 2004)

Minnie Pit Explosion 1915. The congregation hurried to the scene of the disaster. by John Lumsdon. (29 February 2004)

Sheriff Pit Explosion 1876.The men often called it the "slaughter shop". By John Lumsdon. (29 February 2004)

More pages added to Ian Winstanley's scrap book (29 February 2004)

John Doxey's cuttings from Yorkshire, includes Open Casting at Wentworth in 1942, Last Pit Pony in Rotherham area, Malby Mines Rescue Team etc. (27 February 2004)

Sheriff Pit Explosion 1872 killed eight workmen, injured eight more and caused considerable damage to the the mine. By John Lumsdon. (21 February 2004)

Silverwood Colliery, Yorkshire, Shane Philips collection, with a link to John Doxey (21 February 2004)

Sladder Hill Pit Explosion 1891. by John Lumsdon. (16 February 2004)

My brother-in-law's ancestor saved the life of my ancestor at Diglake. David Frost (15 February 2004)

Sladder Hill Pit Explosion 1821. by John Lumsdon. (12 February 2004)