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Post by smshogun on Aug 2, 2014 20:48:28 GMT -5
With the decline of the coal mining industry we are losing men and memories of such a hugely important industry, to this end I have been writing my memoirs of my time in the mining industry, with such information first hand from myself who was there it only seems fitting to document this vast industry from first hand experiences, this will go into the social and economic archives as a permanent and very real experience of coal mining.
How many of you will do the same? if many of us do it then it becomes a living history for future generations based on first hand experiences and not some author who is a good writer but has no knowledge of mining or its specific terms and only bases his/her interpretation/misinterpretation of those terms. If many of us do this we can formulate a living history which comes to life and becomes interesting to readers or individuals studying coal mining, and makes it appealing.
What is needed? in reality it needs only your memories, the lists of pits you worked at, names of men you worked with, specific memorable moments, specific memorable events or incidents, and include both good and bad events. Such things are an evolving creation as you add to them as you go along, you can do as much or as little as you like and add things you remember when you remember them, with long British winters you can do more in winter with the bad weather and less in summer, you can do 10 minutes or 5 hours, its flexible, so get your memories down and it doesn't matter if its finished in 1 year or never totally finished.
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Post by tygwyn on Aug 3, 2014 19:11:29 GMT -5
Do you think anyone would admit to have scabbed on this forum?
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Post by John on Aug 4, 2014 5:53:50 GMT -5
Do you think anyone would admit to have scabbed on this forum? TBH Jim, I don't think there are too many men on this site who were involved in the big strike.
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Post by rac on Aug 4, 2014 11:30:46 GMT -5
Do you think anyone would admit to have scabbed on this forum? TBH Jim, I don't think there are too many men on this site who were involved in the big strike.doubt it mate nothing to be proud of!!!
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Post by rac on Aug 4, 2014 11:32:57 GMT -5
can't sat I agree with you there john I suspect there are quite a few-including me!!
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Post by fortythreesflyer on Aug 4, 2014 19:24:11 GMT -5
And me.
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Post by John on Aug 5, 2014 5:56:18 GMT -5
I didn't say none, just that out of 700 plus members, not many.
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Post by tygwyn on Aug 5, 2014 10:28:09 GMT -5
I didn't say none, just that out of 700 plus members, not many. Just like the Welshcoalmines forum,from the total membership,only a small proportion worked underground,the bulk are just relatives of those that did,but of the ones that worked underground,the majority were involved in the Strike, I was not involved in the Strike as i never worked for the NCB,i only worked in Smallmines, Ironically,i was picketed out of work by Abernant Lodge,who could`nt keep their own Scabs from entering through the gates, Yes,there were a few Scabs in South Wales,but not in comparison with that N place.
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Post by tygwyn on Aug 5, 2014 10:29:55 GMT -5
I didn't say none, just that out of 700 plus members, not many. Just like the Welshcoalmines forum,from the total membership,only a small proportion worked underground,the bulk are just relatives of those that did,but of the ones that worked underground,the majority were involved in the Strike, I was not involved in the Strike as i never worked for the NCB,i only worked in Smallmines, Ironically,i was picketed out of work by Abernant Lodge,who could`nt keep their own Scabs from entering through the gates,did`nt stop me losing all my redundancy through break of service mind. Yes,there were a few Scabs in South Wales,but not in comparison with that N place.
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Post by colly0410 on Aug 5, 2014 11:10:42 GMT -5
In the early 70's strikes I was working behind a bar part time, the Landlord said "you'll be able to work extra hours now your on strike wont you?!" "Thanks very much" said I, it saw me & Mam & Dad fairly OK as we got hardly owt from the NUM. I'd left the NCB by the time of the 84 strike..
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Post by John on Aug 5, 2014 11:27:28 GMT -5
Jim, please lets keep name calling and taunting off the forum, we have members from all over the world who read the posts. In the almost ten years of this forum, everyone has behaved like perfect gentlemen, the only moderating has been to put a stop to blatant commercial advertising spam. I hate moderating, and my hats off to all out members over the years who have kept debates rational and gentlemanly.
We are all different, we all have our own opinions and we can't all agree to agree on topics.
The aim of the forum from day one was to save the history of our industry, warts and all, the one thing that I liked was even your worst enemy would risk his life to help recover you from a fall or worse, a disaster.
Joking and having a dig at a mate was all part and parcel of a shift U/G.
From what I can make out, there were strike breakers in all the coalfields, although I think the Kent coalfield was a solid strike.
I wasn't involved in any of the strikes, as I'd left the industry in 1968 for better pay and conditions that were prevalent in the 60's, my roof was a nice high workshop, on regular days. Next time I joined the coal industry was in late 1979 in Australia, so all I heard of the big strike was via the Oz media, and from the Anderson Strathclyde blokes who were sent out to twiddle their thumbs as there was no work in the UK for them. Not having a dig at them, but the electrical feller from AS, wasn't the shiniest tool in the tool chest, TBH, he hadn't a clue and relied on me..
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Post by tygwyn on Aug 5, 2014 19:08:15 GMT -5
Kindly point out Who i have taunted and name called,as i`m at a loss?
And regarding Foreign viewers ,i`m sure they are aware of the division`s in the UK coalfield in 84/85 if they have an interest in the industry.
I do find it strange for someone who has started a Mining Forum,to want to,on several occasion`s sweep this part of our history under the mat,by doing so is showing no respect to the Notts Miner`s who did stand up to be counted.
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Post by rac on Aug 7, 2014 15:26:00 GMT -5
Here Here!!! I'm afraid I have to agree there.
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Post by smshogun on Aug 14, 2014 21:38:03 GMT -5
And once again a serious topic everyone can become involved in is denigrated to the gutter by an obsessive fool who obviously fails to understand history.
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