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Ellington, Sinkers at the Colliery Pithead (c. 1910)
Sinkers at the pithead, Ellington Colliery. Sinkers were the men who were responsible for making the pit, or shaft, which gave access to the coal seams.
Northumberland Archives Service holds over 120,000 photographic images relating to the history of the county of Northumberland. The quality of the photographs mounted on this website has been reduced. High quality photographic or digital copies of these, and of other photographs from our collections, are available by contacting the Archives Service.