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Newbiggin Colliery (c. 1920)

 

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Newbiggin Colliery - Click for bigger imageNewbiggin Colliery was opend in 1908 and closed 1967. In 1914 1,023 men and boys were employed at the pit, however by 1960 this number had dropped to only 390.

 

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.