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MINERS LIST "The men who worked there"
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Please note that the Miners are now almost all individually linked. |
Some of the men on the following pages worked all their life at Silverwood, some starting work at age twelve remaining at Silverwood until retirement.. Others worked there briefly and then left. Many were to return after leaving. Whatever the circumstances anyone who ever worked at Silverwood became part of a special working community. Great friendships were founded at the Mine like that of Peter O'Brien who wrote recently and said "The first day I started work at Silverwood your father [ Ike Doxey ] was working on the coal face and from that day on we were the best of pals" The comradeship of these men was evident when ever they met socially, casual, or at work. They had a great pride in what they did and who they were. From the mail I have received regarding these Miners one thing is becoming quite clear and that is their Children and Grandchildren have also great pride regarding the Miners of Silverwood.
From the opening of the Colliery the Miners arrived in the area from many different places, bringing their families and settling in the growing suburbs. Their hobbies were varied, many taking advantage of allotment gardens to grow Vegetables, flowers, breed pigs, or breed racing pigeons. Others played sport, some took an interest in the local community and became Parish Councillors. These men were very direct and honest in their manner, very independent in their ways.
Despite the harsh and dangerous conditions they worked in, the miners maintained a sense of humour, and comradeship. This comradeship suffered a severe blow during the 1984 strike as friends and families were torn apart during the conflict. The miner may have lost this conflict, lost their jobs, but unlike their opponents they did not lose their integrity and pride. Thanks to Peter Hardy M. P. addressing Parliament we have a fitting descriptive summary for these men "Everybody at the colliery was singing Tina Turner's record, Simply the Best because they believed that they were the best. British Coal should have recognised that they were the best".
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COLLIERS By FRED SPENCER
They breathed comradeship and
hope.
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Poetry by Fred |
The Miners List
Please be aware that the list is the result of over 10 years [ As of 2011 ]compilation,
and still grows weekly.
A special thanks is extended
to Mick Carver who has spent countless hours this last nine months gathering names and
transcribing information from documents, producing an A to Z of names for
presentation on this site. Indeed Mick's effort has produced the
majority of names on the list. |
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Any names or words followed by a question mark were hard to decipher so please send in any corrections.
Also
many initials could be wrong in particular
I / J / / L / H / F / P / T /
The links to each letter can be found at the top and bottom of each list. Please note there is a protection on these pages containing the list. Just drop me an email and I will gladly send freely without obligation, whatever information I can on individuals. Many thanks to all those who have contributed to these pages.
Please note that the list as presented on this site is copyright to John
Doxey and Mick Carver
A listing of the Men and Women who worked at Silverwood
Click here to Add a Name Click on a letter
to search Three Steps Search A : Click on first letter of
your miners surname below
B: Locate your miner, if your miners name is
underlined, click on the link
C: Your miners name will appear at the top of the
new page with details, if there is a link [ more ] then follow that link for
more details of your miner. Check the top of each page visited.
THE LIST BELOW IS FULLY INTERACTIVE
WITH THE MINERS ORIGIN PAGES |